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Kinyarwanda

urubura

Word parts: uru-bura

oo-roo-BOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandauruburaoo-roo-BOO-rahsoon
Englishhailsoon
Frenchgrêlesoon

Meaning

small pellets of ice that fall from the sky during a storm; hail.

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hail

Examples

  • Urubura rwaguye rwangiza imyaka yose.Hail fell and destroyed all the crops.
  • Ntakiri kizwi cy'urubura muri iki gihe cy'umwaka.Hail is unusual at this time of year.
  • Twumvise urusaku rw'urubura ku gisenge.We heard the sound of hail on the roof.
  • Ese urubura ruzagwa none?Will hail fall today?

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