Kinyarwanda
igishyimbo
Word parts: igi-shyimbo
ee-gee-SHYEEM-boh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigishyimboee-gee-SHYEEM-bohsoon
Englishbeansoon
Frenchharicotsoon
Meaning
a small kidney-shaped seed cooked as a staple food; a bean.
Good to know
bean
Examples
- Twateguye igishyimbo n'umuceri ku manywa.We prepared beans and rice for lunch.
- Ntabwo dukunda igishyimbo cy'umweru.We don't like white beans.
- Ese ibishyimbo byaratetse?Are the beans cooked?
- Yateye ibishyimbo mu murima we.He planted beans in his field.
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