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Duramazwi·B

Mazwi ane B.

Shona words beginning with B, each with its meaning in Shona, and in English where the dictionary has it.

Tsvaga izwi
bvuchefoot sore, abscessbvuchebvucheuntrustworthy personbvuchuof tipping outbvuchupfuchusmell given off, stenchbvudzelarge herdbvudzihairbvugadaof kneeling respectfullybvuinainsultbvujapour out, spill outbvujuof plunging into water, of spilling outbvujudzapuncture, make leakbvujukaburst, squirt outbvujumukasuddenly startbvujumurastartle, frightenbvujunuof coming untiedbvukasnatch, foreseebvukanyarag, derelict hutbvukatiraovershadowbvukiraaccuse falsely, guessbvukuof shakingbvukuchaburrow in without a tracebvukuchuof softnessbvukudzashake, stir upbvukupfukuloose fine soil, something worn outbvukurasnatch, dance raising dustbvukuraradust-bathe, roll in the dustbvukuriracover with soilbvukutasow before the rainsbvukutuof snatchingbvukuturasnatch, grab awaybvumaagree, accept, admitbvumaudziuproar in distressbvumbatrack by scent, drizzlebvumbanabe confusedbvumbanyuchismall red-juiced wild fruitbvumbekind of tsenza tuberbvumbigreen venomous snakebvumbodivination skillbvumbuIchi chipauro chemu-panda 5.bvumbukabe brittle, start backbvumbukiraaccuse falsely, work in a temperbvumbunurogift of divinationbvumburawinnowbvumburuof rolling in the dustbvumburudzaroll in the dirtbvumburukutuof being covered in dustbvumiraallow, permit, approvebvumiranaagree, come to an agreementBvumiranaiagree (said to several people)bvumiranoagreement, dealbvumisaconvince, make confessbvumosign of agreement, assentbvundashiver, tremblebvundedrought-hardy grain, flower head of grainbvundiraarouse desirebvundoflood surge, flash floodbvundumuddy water, of stirring upbvundudzastir up (water), muddybvundunukacome to light, be exposedbvundunura [-bvundunyura]rummage through, uncoverbvundunyuraKuzungunusa chinhu nenzira yekuvharidzirwa.bvundurakick in the bellybvunganisaput together, mixbvungapfungathick fog, smogbvungostriped polecatbvungunjapound to powder, crushbvungunjuof crushingbvunhapfunhadrizzle, steady light rainbvunurashed skin, sloughbvunyaidzamuddle, keep from telling the truthbvunyaraget down on hands and knees, kneelbvunyikidzacram into a bag, stuffbvunyingidzaKana munhu achibvunyingidza nyaya kana mashoko anenge achitaura nepadivi kanabvunzaask, inquire, consultbvunzachidoreferendumbvunzandibvumeyes-man, puppetBvunzazviremaname of thanks through the ancestorsbvunzeheat rash, mhokora plantbvunzirapay the first marriage fee, consult a divinerbvunzoexam, testbvunzurudzainterrogate, grill, question closelybvupabonebvupfuweregreat crowd, multitudebvuraroast in the embers, singe, thrashbvuraudzaroast in hot ashes, scorchbvureof sitting in silencebvure bvureof lying down together, of heavy-eyed sleepinessbvuriKana mufi achiburitsa bvuri anenge achiita zi-bvuriridzastrike hard, set in (of hardship)bvurucrumbs, scraps of foodbvuru bvuruof lying scattered everywherebvurubvujukascramble up in disorderbvurudzaKukonzera kuti mhepo ioneke.bvurukutuof falling down suddenlybvurunuraKubvurunura tyava kuita kuti zvakairukisa zvipfamvanyuke.bvurunyukabe unkempt, be in disarraybvururu (bvarara]of lying scatteredbvururutsascatter about, throw aboutbvuruundascrape the surface, nibble (a cob)bvuruvadzawear outbvutuof snatchingbvuuof shaking out, of freezing in fear, of putting to the floorbvuudzafrighten, insultbvuururacook a second batch in the unwashed potbvuururosecond weedingbvuvacatch fish with a net, of splashing into waterbvuvanaKubvuvana kuva munhu akamirira kuita zvose zvinenge zvakatarisirwa.bvuveof soaking, of whippingbvuviraadd malt to fermentbvuvuof cooking plentybvuwabvuyalead a songbwa bwaof sitting with legs foldedbwabwaof speaking fastbwadaof staying away too long, of vanishing, babblebwadabwadaof sogginess, of overripenessbwadaguof smashing on hard groundbwadagudzasmash on hard groundbwadaguraslap hardbwaduof snapping (a limb)bwagamuof smashing downbwagamuradrop and break, smashbwaiof blinkingbwai bwaiof blinking helplessly, of flickeringbwaidzikablink slowly, blink in embarrassmentbwairablink, winkbwambalower abdomenbwambobait, lurebwanaseedlingsbwanashupasmall tree of dry sandy groundbwandadzasmash, crushbwandarikathrow down (in wrestling)bwandiof tucking one's clothes when sittingbwandiratuck one's skirt modestlybwanyaeat greedily without sharingbwanyashangalast heavy rains of the seasonbwanyenzeupper backbwanyuof crunchingbwanyuracrunch, crushbwararafool, witless personbwari bwariof weeping silentlybwasifine for working on chisibwataarch, bulgebwata bwataof tiptoeingbwatairacreep up, tiptoebwatamacrouch in ambushbwatatastoop lowbwatipwatipopping of roasting nuts, empty groundnutbwatsathrow down hard, beatbwazhamagrumblebwazhaukablurt outbwazhuof cracking on fallingbwazuof droppingbwestonebwebweof giving offencebwedere bwedereof talking nonsensebwegeof a pot smashingbwegemukashatterbwekatremble with fear, confessbwendacower, lose one's nervebwendedzoinsincere flattery, lip servicebwengeof plenty (food and drink)bwerebwetatalk nonsense, babblebwerebweterunny stool, diarrhoeabwerengedzagather together, collectbwerengedzocollection, totalbwererefine limp hairbweshepwesheslumping down, slushy messbweshuof chipping offbweshurachip off a piecebweteteslushy mess, mob beatingbweveflesh left on a hidebwezabe terrifiedbwiof breaking windbwibwiof swelling up, of shimmering heatbwibwimaof looking sadbwibwimaralook sad, be downcastbwibwingagulp noisily, wolf downbwichiof dropping silentlybwidzafeed powdery foodbwindaeat hurriedly, gobblebwindiof falling flat on one's facebwingaflashbwinguof a flash of lightbwinyashine, glow, sparklebwinyuof a brief flashbwipwifledglingbwirabwiraufusable antelopebwirograve, burial placebwiruof gulping downbwiruburaeat greedilybwitiof sinkingbwitirasuffocate, chokebwitirwabe suffocatedbwititihothead, slob, foolbwitudzaflash (a light)bwitukaflare, flashbwizawhimper, pinebwoof snapping (a tender shoot)bwodoof talking nonsense, of snappingbwodogokasnap off (of a shoot)bwodokablurt out nonsense, snap, breakbwodorasnap (a limb), breakbwogoof snappingbwonimalice, deliberate wrongdoingbwonyokaspeak tactlessly

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