Kinyarwanda
imbaragasa
eem-bah-rah-GAH-sah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimbaragasaeem-bah-rah-GAH-sahsoon
Englishfleasoon
Frenchpucesoon
Meaning
a tiny jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals; a flea.
Good to know
flea
Examples
- Imbaragasa yanyoye amaraso y'imbwa.A flea bit the dog and drew blood.
- Ntabwo twashoboye kuvana imbaragasa zose ku ihene.We couldn't remove all the fleas from the goat.
- Ese izi mbaragasa ziturutse he?Where did these fleas come from?
- Umuti wica imbaragasa waricyo?What is the medicine that kills fleas?
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