Kinyarwanda
igipesi
Word parts: igi-pesi
ee-gee-PEH-see
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigipesiee-gee-PEH-seesoon
Englishbuttonsoon
Frenchboutonsoon
Meaning
a small fastening disk sewn onto a garment; a button.
Good to know
a regional or alternate term for the more common igifungo.
Examples
- Iyi shati ifite igipesi kimwe kibuze.This shirt is missing one button.
- Ntabwo mfite igipesi gisimbura iki cyacitse.I don't have a button to replace this broken one.
- Ese ibi bipesi byombi bihura?Do these two buttons match?
- Yaboheye igipesi cya sweater ye.She did up the button of her sweater.
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