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.
Good to know
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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