ubwiherero
oo-bwee-heh-REH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubwihererooo-bwee-heh-REH-roh
Englishtoilet, latrine
Frenchtoilettes, latrines
Meaning
A small room or building used as a toilet, from a simple pit latrine to a modern bathroom. It comes from kwiherera, to withdraw to a private place.
Good to know
An ubu noun whose plural is the same: ubwiherero bubiri, two toilets. Kujya mu bwiherero is the polite way to say to go to the toilet, and ubwogero is a place for washing.
Examples
- Ubwiherero buri inyuma y'inzu.The toilet is behind the house.
- Ndashaka kujya mu bwiherero, buri he?I need to go to the toilet, where is it?
- Buri shuri rigomba kugira ubwiherero busukuye.Every school must have clean toilets.
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