igihaza

How to say it

Meaning

a large round vegetable with thick orange or green flesh that grows on a vine; a pumpkin or squash.

Good to know

a common food crop in Rwanda; both the flesh and the leaves are eaten.

Examples

• Nyina yateye ibihaza mu murima.Her mother planted pumpkins in the field.
• Ese ushaka igihaza kimwe cyangwa bibiri?Do you want one pumpkin or two?
• Nta gihaza kigishimye mu isoko.There's no ripe pumpkin left in the market.
• Tuzatega igihaza mu gitondo.We will cook the pumpkin in the morning.

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