Kinyarwanda
guhekenya
Word parts: gu-hekenya
goo-heh-KEH-nyah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhekenyagoo-heh-KEH-nyahsoon
Englishto chewsoon
Frenchmâchersoon
Meaning
to grind food with the teeth; to chew.
Good to know
to chew
Examples
- Uwo mwana arahekenya neza ibiryo bye.That child chews his food well.
- Ntukamire udahekenye neza.Don't swallow without chewing well.
- Umuntu ukuze afite amenyo make ntashobora guhekenya inyama nyinshi.An elderly person with few teeth cannot chew a lot of meat.
- Yahekenyaga akayu kenshi mu munsi.He chewed gum often during the day.
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