Kinyarwanda
umwungu
Word parts: umw-ungu
oo-MWOON-goo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumwunguoo-MWOON-goosoon
Englishsquashsoon
Frenchcourgesoon
Meaning
a squash or pumpkin, a large edible gourd grown as a vegetable.
Good to know
squash, pumpkin
Examples
- Umwungu warakuze mu murima.The squash grew big in the field.
- Ese mumaze gutera imyungu?Have you already planted squash?
- Uyu si umwungu, ni ikibero.This is not a squash, it's a different gourd.
- Bazateka umwungu ku manywa.They will cook squash for lunch.
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