Kinyarwanda
ibidasesa
Word parts: ibi-dasesa
ee-bee-dah-SEH-sah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibidasesaee-bee-dah-SEH-sahsoon
Englishwoven grass matssoon
Frenchnattes tresséessoon
Meaning
Mats woven from dried grass, traditionally used as door mats or floor coverings; the same word is also used today for woven place mats.
Good to know
Plural of ikidasesa (iki-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibidasesa byari byitwikiriye hasi mu nzu ya kera.Woven grass mats covered the floor in the old-style house.
- Ese ibidasesa biracyakorwa n'intoki mu cyaro?Are woven mats still made by hand in the countryside?
- Ibidasesa byera byakoreshejwe mu birori by'ubukwe.White woven mats were used at the wedding celebration.
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