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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