Kinyarwanda
igihu
Word parts: igi-hu
ee-GEE-hoo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigihuee-GEE-hoosoon
Englisheggshellsoon
Frenchcoquille d'œufsoon
Meaning
a thick mist hanging near the ground; fog or haze.
Good to know
weather vocabulary, common for highland mornings.
Examples
- Igihu cyuzuye mu kibaya mu gitondo.Fog filled the valley this morning.
- Ntabwo twabonaga imodoka kubera igihu.We couldn't see the cars because of the fog.
- Igihu kizakoma ryari?When will the fog clear?
- Mu gihe cy'igihu, gutwara umuvuduko munini ni akaga.Driving fast in fog is dangerous.
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