gucura
goo-CHOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagucuragoo-CHOO-rah
Frenchforger ; comploter ; être ménopausée
Meaning
To shape metal by heating and hammering it, as a blacksmith does. It is also used for planning something in secret, and for a woman whose periods stop for good.
Good to know
Gucura umugambi, to hatch a plot; gucura intwaro, to make weapons. Said of a woman, gucura is to reach menopause. Umucuzi is a blacksmith.
Examples
- Umucuzi acura amasuka mu cyuma.The blacksmith forges hoes from iron.
- Bafashwe bacura umugambi wo kwiba banki.They were caught plotting to rob a bank.
- Abagore benshi bacura nyuma y'imyaka mirongo ine n'itanu.Many women reach menopause after the age of forty-five.
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