Kinyarwanda
ikirondwe
Word parts: iki-rondwe
ee-kee-ROHN-dweh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikirondweee-kee-ROHN-dwehsoon
Englishticksoon
Frenchtiquesoon
Meaning
a small blood-sucking parasite that attaches to the skin of animals; a tick.
Good to know
tick
Examples
- Ikirondwe cyanyoye amaraso y'imbwa.A tick sucked the dog's blood.
- Ntabwo twashoboye gukura ibirondwe byose ku ihene.We couldn't remove all the ticks from the goat.
- Ese ibirondwe bitera indwara?Do ticks cause disease?
- Yakoresheje umuti wica ibirondwe ku nka.He used medicine that kills ticks on cattle.
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