kikorombwe

How to say it

Meaning

a call or shout made with the hands cupped around the mouth.

Good to know

used in the phrase piga kikorombwe, to call or shout to someone from a distance.

Examples

• Alipiga kikorombwe ili wamsikie ng'ambo ya mto.He gave a cupped-hand shout so they would hear him across the river.
• Mvuvi alimpigia rafiki yake kikorombwe.The fisherman shouted to his friend with hands cupped around his mouth.
• Tulisikia kikorombwe kutoka msituni.We heard a cupped-hand shout from the forest.
• Usipige kikorombwe usiku, utaogofya watu.Don't shout like that at night, you'll frighten people.