Mazwi ane C.

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

chegumi nepfumbamwenineteenth cheharahilt of a double-edged blade chehuracry out in pain, writhe chekacut, slice, mark wrong cheka-chekachop up, be bitingly cold (of water)cheka ukamacut off kinship, break off relations, ritual allowing relatives to marry chekachekacutting into small bits chekamanaforest shrub chekaukamakinship-severing cow chekazaniMhandi yenyuchi yerubatsiro.chekeof jingling chekechachicken mite, thrash, fall into a bad habit chekecheof clinking chekecherarattle chekenyanibble, gnaw chekepfuof biting soft food chekeragrind (of worn metal parts), be caught out chekeredzacircumcise chekererachop up, slice cheketerasurround, encircle chekicheque chekibhodhichessboard chekichekichecked (pattern)chekubatameans of living, something to live on chekucheof daybreak chekudyafood, something to eat chekunwadrink, beverage chekupfekaclothing, something to wear Chekutangafirst, firstly chekutithat, namely chekwabe castrated, be cut chemacry, weep, mourn, plead chemakumi maviritwentieth chemanamourn together, stand by one another in grief chematsenganzunguknockout punch chembachamber pot, judge's chambers, chamber (of commerce)chemberagrow old, age, wear out chembereold woman, elderly person chemberukalook old before one's time chemedzamake cry, grieve, be gruelling chemeracry for, duiker fawn chemererawhimper, coo with pleasure, long for chemhanzabaldy, bald person cheminaincest chemowailing, mourning cry chemumbahousehold item, family matter, family trait chemushaelders' pot of beer chemusorosevere headache, migraine chenawhite, clean, be clean chenamabare one's teeth, sneer, scold loudly chenekaKucheneka kutora chinhu chemumwe uchida kuchisha-cheneruof fading, of ashy skin chenerudzafade, wash spotless chenerukaturn pale, fade, off-white chenesaclean, tidy up, light up chenesoabsolution cheneswabe ritually cleansed (of a home)chengaguard closely, keep safe chenga [chaenga]potsherd for roasting chengeraguard a spouse jealously, be possessive chengetakeep, look after, observe chengetedzaprotect, safeguard, look after chengetedzosecurity, safety, protection chengetekabe safe, be secure, be chaste chengeterakeep for someone, hold in trust, store chengetwabe kept, be looked after, be buried chengoroofless walls, ruin chenguof a sly glance, kind of antelope chenichain chenjestripped stalk, stover chenjedzawarn, caution, teach a lesson chenjedzowarning, caution chenjerabe clever, be wise, be shrewd chenjererawatch out for, be wary of, be careful chenjichange (money), change of clothes chenostyle, fashion sense, smart dressing chenomweseventh chenuof fading chenuraclear someone's name, cleanse (by ritual)chenurobeer brewed at a mourning chenurudzarinse chenurukafade, go pale chenyaprovoke, annoy chenyamaMuchina weruzivo.chenyenganibble and leave chenyenguof skin tearing chenyuof a deep cut chenyurabreak up a couple, steal someone's girlfriend chenzirachild born on the road, wanderer cheohobbling injury (of a cow)chepalose standing, decline chepamusorocorporate chepesaoutdo, beat chepfenyuof taking a bite chepfupoison chepfudzabite into pieces chepfukacrumble chepfumbamweninth chepirisecond cheradig, scoop up, inform on cherechedzaobserve, notice, commemorate cherechedzomemorial, reminder, keepsake cheredzarun short, dwindle cherengascratch, score, carve grooves cherenguof scarring cherenjeCherenje inhokwara dzomuti unonzi mucherenje.chererabury, draw water chereredzaladle water, decant water chericherry, cherry brandy cheroany, whatever, even if chero chinhuanything chero kupi zvakoanywhere, wherever chero munhuanyone chero nguvaany time, whenever chesathicket, copse chesangowild, of the wild chesehandleless blade, spearhead, whatever chesereeighth cheshanufifth chesichess chesitachest (a ball)chesuof a parched mouth chetagnaw, nibble chetanhatusixth chetatuthird cheteonly, just, solely chetuof snapping when cut chetukabe fully fermented, snap cheturacut quickly, poison cheuof glancing back cheudzamake look back, circumcise cheukalook back, turn around, remember (a benefactor)cheuralook back, nibble cheuviriZuva rechipiri revhiki ruzivo.chevaresemble, take after chevairawalk sideways (like a crab)chevakuruamniotic sac cheverwadistraction, gawking chevhuof a deep cut chevhuracut deep, gash cheyachair, chair (a meeting), resemble chezahew, chip away, gnaw chezuof stoking a big fire chezurastoke up a fire chi-class 7 prefix, while (tense marker), of rubbing on oil chi chi chiof standing and staring chiandamaindigestion ChiArmenianArmenian (language)chibaduroskilled fighter chibagemaize, corn chibage [chibahwe, chibarwe]maize, maize plant, maize grain chibairosacrifice, offering chibakosnuffbox chibandaChiwangu.chibandaukofatal cattle disease chibandepiece, section chibandiraploughing dry soil early chibanzeneighbour's share of beer chibanzurostone-splitting tool chibariwood chip, splinter, parent tree chibarweMhando yezviyo inozivikanwa kupfuvura.chibatabatabrawl, free-for-all chibatabishijoint work party, heavy task chibatanidziconnector, hyphen chibatanidzoconjunction chibatisocollateral, security, deposit chibatohandle chibayacattle pen, kraal chibayirosacrifice, offering chibayopneumonia, stabbing chest pain, thorn chibebasimpleton chibechibehabitual theft, thieving chiberekowomb, uterus, fruit chibhabhaurohard worker chibhagahand pump chibhakaniboundary marker, signpost chibhakerafist, punch chibhakirafist chibhakosadza spatula, wooden ladle chibhamubeauty, stunner chibharanzibackwardness, old-fashioned ways chibharorape, forced labour chibharumaballoon chibharumuballoon chibhebhenengazeal, hard, persistent effort, rushing a job chibhendeslang, coded speech chibhibhibib, mini dress chibhobhiribobbin (of a sewing machine)chibhoirustic ways, backwardness chibhokisipox (childhood blister disease)chibhoraborehole chibhoraniborehole chibhubhubhupoultry disease (with runny mucus), free-for-all brawl, disorganised play ChiBhudhaBuddhism chibhunuAfrikaans, Boer ways, racial discrimination chibhururukwaflying insect, winged creature chibidiof pouring in lots of oil, of greasing heavily chibidirato put in too much oil or salt, to oil the body heavily chibikirato protect oneself, to fend for oneself chibikwacooked food, dish chibimvupiece, chunk chibingamupinyiobstacle, hindrance, setback ChiBochaBocha dialect chibodzwagoal, point, mark chibofoanus chibombofeatherless nestling chibonjecreeping riverside vegetable chibooresodrill, brace chibopobrake pedal, brake chibozwascore chibumacluster, small group (of things)ChiBunjiBunji dialect chibvindiri-bvindiriclose friendship, inseparable companionship chibvubvuscramble, scrum ChiBvumbaBvumba dialect chibvumiranoagreement, contract, treaty chibvumoconfession, admission of guilt chibvunzoquestion mark chibvuwofish trap, humble, kind person chibwesupotsherd (for roasting)chichato toil, to struggle (for something), to dry (of clothes)chichakatiwide pleated skirt, flared skirt ChiChanganaShangaan language chichemocomplaint, petition chichenaearly white sorghum chicherwamineral chichesegathering together, collection in one place ChiChewaChewa language chichichiof crowding round to stare chichidziraKukonzera ruzivo rwekunze.ChiChineseChinese language chichinhato feel sick from fatty food, heartburn chichinuof a crowd moving one way chichirarag, cleaning cloth chichonione who has gone far away, wanderer ChiCzechCzech language chidakadakacraving, strong liking chidanhostage, level, position ChiDanishDanish language chidaoclan praise name, sub-totem name chidauclan praise name, title chidavadotechnique, skilful way, literary device chidaviralong-tailed tree-leaping animal chidaviriraanswering without understanding, butting in, catching illness easily chidawaedible mutondo-tree insect chidawoclan praise name chideescape burrow, bolt-hole chidembopolecat, zorilla, weasel chidemefloat, swimming aid chidengudzaloudmouth, noisy talker

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