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Kinyarwanda

gusembura

Word parts: gu-sembura

goo-sehm-BOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagusemburagoo-sehm-BOO-rahsoon
Englishto leavensoon
Frenchfaire leversoon

Meaning

to add yeast or leaven to dough so that it rises.

Good to know

used specifically in bread-making, when adding leaven to make dough rise.

Examples

  • Umugore arasembura ifu mbere yo gukaranga.The woman leavens the dough before frying it.
  • Ese urasembura umugati wawe?Do you leaven your bread?
  • Ntasembura ifu ye, akoresha ifu itamera.She doesn't leaven her dough, she uses unleavened flour.
  • Uzasembura ifu ejo saa sita.You will leaven the dough tomorrow at noon.

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