Kinyarwanda
itabi
i-TA-bi
How to say it
Kinyarwandaitabii-TA-bisoon
Englishtobaccosoon
Frenchtabacsoon
Meaning
a plant whose dried leaves are smoked or chewed; tobacco.
Good to know
tobacco
Examples
- Sogokuru yanywaga itabi mu ndiga.Grandfather used to smoke tobacco in a pipe.
- Itabi rifite ingaruka mbi ku buzima.Tobacco has bad effects on health.
- Ese uranywa itabi?Do you smoke?
- Nta tabi ryanyweraga mu nzu yacu.No tobacco was ever smoked in our house.
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