maruga

n. · class 6

feasts, banquets. Feasts, banquets. Social gatherings involving eating and drinking, often of a celebratory or ceremonial nature.

Example: O ta ũrĩa gwĩkagwo nĩ ithagathago iria ithekererithagia andũ maruga-inĩ, (without respect they mocked me,); na gũikaragĩra itĩ cia mbere me thunagogi, na kũgĩaga harĩa ha gũtĩo maruga-inĩ: (seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.)

Related words

uruga — to stir, stir up (food, soil, and similar things.); 2. exasperate, provoke, stir
mũruge — species of sorghum, eaten raw
kĩrugũ — meat-feast (held by a group of men in seclusion for a week or so)
mũrugi — cook; skilled cook, especially a woman proficient in preparing food in tradition
Kũruga — to cook; "prepare food by applying heat through boiling, roasting, or other trad