Kinyarwanda
gutonora
Word parts: gu-tonora
goo-toh-NOH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutonoragoo-toh-NOH-rahsoon
Englishto shellsoon
Frenchécosser, décortiquersoon
Meaning
to remove the shell, husk, or skin from something using one's fingers.
Good to know
used for shelling beans, peeling groundnuts, and similar hand tasks.
Examples
- Nyina atonora ibishyimbo mbere yo kubiteka.The mother shells the beans before cooking them.
- Twatonoye ubunyobwa kugira ngo tubugurishe ku isoko.We shelled the groundnuts to sell them at the market.
- Ntabwo yatonoye ibishyimbo byose ejo.He didn't shell all the beans yesterday.
- Uzatonora ryari amasaka yawe?When will you husk your sorghum?
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