igihumyo
ee-gee-HOO-myoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigihumyoee-gee-HOO-myoh
Englishmushroom
Frenchchampignon
Meaning
A plant without leaves, shaped like a small umbrella, that grows in damp places; some kinds are eaten.
Good to know
Plural ibihumyo. Mushroom growers buy imigina, the spawn.
Examples
- Twatetse ibihumyo n'umuceri ku mugoroba.We cooked mushrooms with rice in the evening.
- Igihumyo kimwe cyameze mu busitani.A mushroom grew in the garden.
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Forms
ibihumyo (plural of igihumyo, mushroom)
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