igisasu
ee-gee-SAH-soo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigisasuee-gee-SAH-soosoon
Englishbomb, explosive, shellsoon
Frenchbombe, obussoon
Meaning
A device made to explode and cause destruction, thrown, dropped or hidden in a place.
Good to know
Plural ibisasu. Gutera igisasu is to throw or drop a bomb and guturitsa igisasu to set one off; igisasu cya kirimbuzi is a nuclear bomb.
Examples
- Igisasu cyaturikiye mu isoko gikomeretsa abantu benshi.A bomb went off in the market and wounded many people.
- Abasirikare basanze igisasu cyatabwe mu murima.The soldiers found a bomb buried in a field.
- Indege zateye ibisasu ku mujyi.The planes dropped bombs on the city.
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