igihangange

How to say it

Meaning

a person or being of extraordinary and unusually large size, a giant.

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also used figuratively for anything huge or for someone who greatly excels at something.

Examples

• Uwo mugabo ni igihangange mu gukina umupira.That man is a giant at playing football.
• Ese wabonye ikigori kimeze nk'igihangange?Did you see the corn plant that looks like a giant?
• Nta gihangange gibaho koko.A real giant doesn't exist.
• Uyu mwana azaba igihangange akuze.This child will become a giant when he grows up.

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