Kinyarwanda
umusemburo
Word parts: umu-semburo
oo-moo-sehm-BOO-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumusemburooo-moo-sehm-BOO-rohsoon
Englishyeastsoon
Frenchlevuresoon
Meaning
yeast or leaven used to make dough rise.
Good to know
yeast, leaven
Examples
- Yashyize umusemburo mu ifu.She put yeast in the flour.
- Umusemburo utuma umugati uzamuka.Yeast makes the bread rise.
- Ese hasigaye umusemburo?Is there any yeast left?
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