Kinyarwanda
uburo
Word parts: ubu-ro
oo-BOO-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandauburooo-BOO-rohsoon
Englishmilletsoon
Frenchmilletsoon
Meaning
millet; a small-grained cereal crop grown in Rwanda, traditionally used to brew beer and porridge.
Good to know
millet
Examples
- Uburo bukoreshwa mu gukora ikigage.Millet is used to make millet beer.
- Ese uburo bwera hano?Does millet grow here?
- Nta buro bwasaruwe uyu mwaka kubera amapfa.No millet was harvested this year because of drought.
- Bazatera uburo mu gihe cy'imvura.They will plant millet during the rainy season.
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