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Kinyarwanda

mazizi

mah-ZEE-zee

How to say it

Kinyarwandamazizimah-ZEE-zeesoon
Englishbeersoon
Frenchbièresoon

Meaning

an alcoholic beverage, especially a traditional banana or sorghum beer.

Good to know

a colloquial, traditional term for beer.

Examples

  • Abagabo baranywa mazizi.The men are drinking beer.
  • Ese wowe unywa mazizi?Do you drink beer?
  • Ntabwo nywa mazizi.I do not drink beer.
  • Bazakora mazizi ku munsi mukuru.They will make beer for the festival.

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