umurwanyasuri
oo-moo-rwah-nyah-SOO-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumurwanyasurioo-moo-rwah-nyah-SOO-ree
Englishanti-erosion ditch
Frenchfossé antiérosif
Meaning
A trench dug across a hillside to catch rainwater and stop soil erosion.
Good to know
Plural imirwanyasuri. Literally that which fights isuri, soil erosion: guca imirwanyasuri, to dig such ditches.
Examples
- Abaturage baciye imirwanyasuri ku musozi.The residents dug anti-erosion ditches on the hill.
- Umurwanyasuri ufata amazi y'imvura.An anti-erosion ditch catches rainwater.
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