Kinyarwanda
ikikiro
Word parts: iki-kiro
ee-kee-KEE-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikikiroee-kee-KEE-rohsoon
Englishkilogramsoon
Frenchkilogrammesoon
Meaning
a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams; a kilogram.
Good to know
used in markets for weighing goods, e.g., ikikiro kimwe cy'ibirayi, 'one kilogram of potatoes.'.
Examples
- Naguze ikikiro kimwe cy'ibirayi.I bought one kilogram of potatoes.
- Ese ikikiro cy'inyama ni angahe?How much is a kilogram of meat?
- Nta kikiro na kimwe cy'umuceri gisigaye.There's not even one kilogram of rice left.
- Tuzagura ibikiro bibiri by'isukari.We will buy two kilograms of sugar.
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