umugati

How to say it

Meaning

baked leavened bread, typically made from wheat flour.

Good to know

refers to Western-style loaf bread, distinct from umutsima, the traditional stiff dough sometimes also glossed as 'bread'.

Examples

• Ndashaka kugura umugati mu iduka.I want to buy bread at the shop.
• Umugati wa mu gitondo waraseze.The morning bread was tasty.
• Ese hasigaye umugati?Is there any bread left?
• Yasibiriye umugati amavuta.He spread butter on the bread.

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