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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