umwumbati

How to say it

Meaning

a starchy root crop (cassava/manioc) grown widely in Rwanda, eaten boiled, fried, or made into flour.

Good to know

a staple food crop; its leaves are also eaten as a vegetable (isombe).

Examples

• Twarimye umwumbati mu murima wacu.We grew cassava in our field.
• Umwumbati uteka bigatinda.Cassava takes a long time to cook.
• Ese uzi guteka amababi y'umwumbati?Do you know how to cook cassava leaves?
• Umwaka ushize umwumbati ntiwera neza.Last year the cassava did not yield well.

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