Kinyarwanda
umugengararo
Word parts: umu-gengararo
oo-moo-geh-ngah-RAH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumugengararooo-moo-geh-ngah-RAH-rohsoon
Englishhead of grainsoon
Frenchépi de grain (surtout de sorgho)soon
Meaning
an unripe head of grain that has not yet filled out.
Good to know
head of grain (before filled out)
Examples
- Umugengararo w'ingano uracyari mutoya.The wheat head is still small.
- Twategereje ko umugengararo uzuza mbere yo gusarura.We waited for the grain head to fill before harvesting.
- Ese umugengararo w'umuceri uratangiye kugaragara?Has the rice head started to appear?
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