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Kinyarwanda

urunyo

Word parts: uru-nyo

oo-ROO-nyoh

How to say it

Kinyarwandaurunyooo-ROO-nyohsoon
Englishwormsoon
Frenchver, asticotsoon

Meaning

a small soft-bodied crawling worm or maggot, often found in decaying matter.

Good to know

worm, maggot

Examples

  • Uruguma rwe rwarimo urunyo.His wound had a maggot in it.
  • Twabonye urunyo mu mbuto yaboze.We found a worm in the rotten fruit.
  • Ese urunyo ruva he mu nyama zabositse?Where do maggots in spoiled meat come from?
  • Inkoko yariye urunyo rwatobotse mu butaka.The chicken ate a worm that came out of the ground.

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