iturika
ee-too-REE-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaiturikaee-too-REE-kah
Englishexplosion, blast
Frenchexplosion, détonationek-sploh-ZYOHN, day-toh-nah-SYOHN
Meaning
The sudden bursting of something such as a bomb, a gas tank or a tire, with a loud noise and great force.
Good to know
A noun of the i and ama class from guturika, to burst: iturika rya gaze, a gas explosion; iturika ry'igisasu, a bomb blast. The plural amaturika is rare.
Examples
- Iturika ry'igisasu ryakomerekeje abantu batatu.The bomb blast injured three people.
- Twumvise iturika rikomeye hafi y'isoko.We heard a loud explosion near the market.
- Iturika rya gaze ryangije igikoni cyose.The gas explosion destroyed the whole kitchen.
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