Kinyarwanda
ubushishi
Word parts: ubu-shishi
u-bu-SHI-shi
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubushishiu-bu-SHI-shisoon
Englishsmall food antssoon
Frenchfourmis comestiblessoon
Meaning
small edible ants, a type of insect eaten as food.
Good to know
small food ants
Examples
- Abana bafashe ubushishi mu ishyamba.The children caught small ants in the forest.
- Ubushishi buteka bugatunga umuryango.The small ants are cooked and used to feed the family.
- Twarishe ubushishi bwokeje.We ate roasted edible ants.
- Ubushishi buboneka cyane mu gihe cy'imvura.The edible ants are found a lot during the rainy season.
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