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Mazwi ane C.

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

chokochalkchokochato shuffle (cards)chokonyato poke (teasingly), to carvechokoretichocolatechokotato reap plenty, to get a lotchokotocrunch of dry leaveschokoto chokotoof crunching leaveschokuChinhu cheruzivo rwekunze.chokubatahandle, something to holdchokudyafood, something to eatchokufukacovering, blanket, clothingchokugumamarkingchokunwadrink, something to drinkchokupfekaclothing, something to wearchokutangafirst, the first thing, firstlychokutithat (introducing a clause), namelychokwaditruth, fact, trulychomboweapon, instrument, toolchomifriend, close friend, boyfriendchomobad news, sad newschomoriyachomolia, leaf vegetablechomumwoyosomething kept to oneself, private thought, secretchomusoroheadache, splitting headachechomwacraning the neck while walkingchomwairawalk with the neck held high, crane the neckchonabe broke, run out of money, leave for goodchondalone baboonchongoheap of logs, roofless wallschonjocreeping plant with red flowerschonjomarasquat, crouch on one's heels, be too latechonyawinkchoonyapeck, pick at with the beakchopasihastily, hurriedlychoronosnatching quicklychoronokalose its thatch, come loose (of thatch)choronorauncover, find out, dig up (hidden knowledge)chororotrickling downchororokatrickle into a hole, drain awaychoroverafall on hard timeschosecompletely, utterly, whollychotofireplace, hearthchoupombweadulterychousikuwitch's night charmchouvirilivelihood, means of living, sustenancechovaKuchovha bhasikoro kana muchina (to pedal/cycle).chovhamove up, shift along, pedalchovhamubaiwaIzwi rinoshandiswa mumatambudziko.chovheraset someone up with a loverchovonjeramash (vegetables)chowadivining medicine, poisonous mushroomchowa chowawandering aimlesslychoyapubic hairchupacked full, crammedchu-uswish (of a switch), lob (a ball)chubhuinner tube, tubechubvidipping (washing) in waterchubvustirring, plunging, sinkingchubvurascoop up hastilychuchuspotlessly whitechuchururuhelpless amazementchukasipretty girl, beautiful girlchukuchashake, rinse by shaking, shake up (a mixture)chukuchudzaswirl, rinse (the mouth), shakeChumabeads, bead necklace or waistband, payment in marriage negotiationschumbwiof plopping into waterchumiten shillings, ten-shilling notechunatunechunitune, melody, the groovechunjurusamake worse, aggravatechuriplop, splashchuruanthill, termite moundchururusoaked through, drenchedchururudzapour water over someone's handschururukatrickle, stream down, dripchutidodgeballchutikawhip with a switch, flickchuvhamilk a good cowchuzularge animal that lives near waterchwashort nap, dozechwaacrunchchwabairasquelch alongchwachwatisachew noisily, smack the lipschwaduraslap hardcommunicationcommunicatecontinueproceedCountycounties

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