Kinyarwanda
icyibo
Word parts: icy-ibo
ee-CHEE-boh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaicyiboee-CHEE-bohsoon
Englishsmallsoon
Frenchpetit panier plat (sans couvercle)soon
Meaning
a small, flat, lidless basket, traditionally used for winnowing or serving.
Good to know
small, flat basket (no lid)
Examples
- Nyina yikoresheje icyibo mu gutoragura umuceri.The mother used a flat basket to sort the rice.
- Icyibo cyacu cyarasaziye, tukeneye ikindi gishya.Our basket is old, we need a new one.
- Ntabwo icyibo gishobora kubika amazi.A flat basket cannot hold water.
- Uzabika he ibiryo utaragira icyibo?Where will you keep the food if you don't have a basket?
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