Kinyarwanda
igicu
Word parts: igi-cu
ee-GEE-choo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigicuee-GEE-choosoon
Englishcloudsoon
Frenchnuagesoon
Meaning
a visible mass of tiny water droplets floating in the sky; also used informally to mean a foolish person.
Good to know
You might use this word when talking about the weather or playfully calling someone silly.
Examples
- Igicu cyaraje, tugomba kugenda.The cloud has come, we must go.
- Ubu ni igicu, ntukabeshye.Right now, you are being foolish, don't lie.
- Igicu kirimo kwera hejuru y'umusozi.A cloud is forming above the hill.
- Ese ubona igicu kiri hejuru?Do you see the cloud up there?
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