umuvumu

How to say it

Meaning

a large fig tree species, sometimes mentioned in biblical stories.

Good to know

sycamore tree

Examples

• Umuvumu ukura mu bibaya.The sycamore fig grows in valleys.
• Ese uwo muti munini ni umuvumu?Is that big tree a sycamore fig?
• Umuvumu ntutanga imbuto nziza cyane.The sycamore fig does not give very good fruit.
• Zakayo yazamutse ku muvumu kugira ngo abone Yesu.Zacchaeus climbed the sycamore tree to see Jesus.