Kinyarwanda
imigengararo
Word parts: imi-gengararo
ee-mee-gehn-gah-RAH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimigengararoee-mee-gehn-gah-RAH-rohsoon
Englishheads of grainsoon
Frenchépissoon
Meaning
unripe heads of grain that have not yet filled out.
Good to know
plural of umugengararo (umu-/imi- class); rare, agricultural register.
Examples
- Imigengararo y'ibigori iracyari icyatsi.The heads of maize grain are still green.
- Ese imigengararo izapfa hejuru y'izuba?Will the heads of grain wither in the sun?
- Ntabwo imigengararo yose izuzura.Not all the heads of grain will fill out.
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