iziko

How to say it

Meaning

the arrangement of stones or a stand on which a cooking pot is placed over a fire; a fireplace or stove.

Good to know

fireplace, stove (the 3 stones on which a cooking pot rests)

Examples

• Nyina yateka ku iziko ry'amabuye atatu.His mother cooks on the three-stone fireplace.
• Iziko ryacu ryari ryazimye igitondo cyose.Our fireplace had gone out all morning.
• Ese ukoresha iziko ry'amakara cyangwa amashanyarazi?Do you use a charcoal stove or electricity?
• Nta ziko ryari rifite umuriro mu gikoni cyasaga n'igasigaye.There was no fire in the fireplace in the seemingly empty kitchen.