Kinyarwanda
ibicurane
Word parts: ibi-curane
ee-bee-CHOO-rah-neh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibicuraneee-bee-CHOO-rah-nehsoon
Englishcold in headsoon
Frenchrhume de cerveausoon
Meaning
a head cold, involving a runny or blocked nose.
Good to know
everyday illness term.
Examples
- Umwana afite ibicurane, azuye izuru.The child has a cold, his nose is blocked.
- Nafashe ibicurane kubera imvura yanyagiweho.I caught a cold because I got rained on.
- Ntabwo ibicurane bikunze kumara igihe kirekire.A cold usually doesn't last long.
- Uzafata ibicurane niba udambaye impuzu zihagije mu gihe cy'ubukonje.You will catch a cold if you don't dress warmly enough during the cold season.
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