Mazwi ane D.

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

dimbiprotective charm (for a child)dimbupiece, stumbling upon dimbudziratake a shortcut, cut short, interrupt dimbukabreak, snap dimbukidzacome across, find by chance, catch in the act dimburacut, sever, break off dimburiracut short, break off for someone, trim dimbwamouth bow dimbwigourd string instrument dimikaspeak figuratively, speak in riddles dimikiraidiom, figurative expression dimukaKukwanisa kugurwa kashoma.dimurapick green maize, male duiker dimwairawalk with the head bobbing dindathorny shrub with edible leaves dindistiffness, hard udder, draw (in a fight)dindikwaunfinished work, unresolved matter dindindilarge yellow mushroom dindingwecheetah dindinyalie bloated in death dindirifull to the brim, tied fast dindiziribouncing up, cramped stiff dingafool, check one's appearance dingaringalook around, gaze admiringly dingindabe conceited, live in comfort, rot (of meat)dingindiratheme, main idea dingwizashort thorny shrub dinhawooded valley dinhidzafish-eating river bird dinhiracrowd, throng dinhuspringing (a trap)dinhuraset off (a trap)diniwhat (said or done), how dinyacowpea leaf, sulk, become erect diokisidioxide dirapour, swell (of a river), brew (beer)diramhambabeast dedicated to the ancestors diranapour in, flood in dirawadiracareless pouring diridzawater (plants), irrigate, wet the bed diridzirawater, irrigate dirirawater (plants)dirobeer mixed with mash dishuraMushonga rerubatsiro.ditichest, breast ditimaangry crowd, mob dititicrowd, throng divasee unexpectedly, catch in the act diviside, direction divi [ndivi]side, faction, team divisicharm to steal another's crop yield diyastrut, swagger dizirorefuge, hideout doplop, wild fruit, honeycomb cell do doplopping (of big raindrops)do do dopattering (of first raindrops)dobapunch accurately, do a job well dobisnapping up, pecking up dobosoft and moist dobodabe well cooked dodoshort, small-bodied dodochaspeak in code dododoof dawdling, delaying dodongaenumerate, list, explain in full dodonyacrack (an egg), peck open (eggs)dodootelling in full dodorodoturning up unexpectedly, landing what you wanted dodorodzaexplain thoroughly dodyoboring a deep hole dodyorabore through, knock a hole in dodziMhando yembeu inozivikanwa ruzivo.dofofertile wetland, dunce, dullard dohwewild fruit doiDodorodzi.dokaset (of the sun), go down dokoNhengo yerubatsiro kure.dokonoMushonga werubatsiro.dokonodzasavour dokorirolarynx, voice box dokorocraving (for a food)dokoteraspot-breasted bird dokotokobig flabby person, blazing heat dokwa dokwalonging, craving dokwairalong for, crave domaname, mention, list domasitomato dombesoaking to soften domberaMvura yerubatsirwo.domborock, stone, boulder dombwaweaver bird dombweflowering shrub domegoing astray, losing the way domeraeat the first of the season, foretell domvajuiciness (of an unripe fruit)domwaarrow poison donaslender, beautiful girl, walk with neck stretched out dona donawalking with neck stretched donaidzacrane the neck donairawalk with the neck craned dondasore, come across, head straight for dondanacoincide, be well matched, correspond dondanocorrespondence, match, harmony dondekanacoincide dondowoodland, bush, forest dondodzawalk with a stick dondoremashuku juice dondorocrutch dongawalking stick, staff dongamabwepost-burial beer donganyuchidrone bee dongeraguess, answer a riddle dongoclay, clay pit, peeping dongomberaspreading shrub dongondasamango monkey dongorerapeep, peek donhafall, drop, collapse Donhedzadrop, make fall donhedzeradrop, sow behind the plough donhodzorefreshment, relief, comfort donhwedrop, raindrop donhwe [domhwe]drop, last drops donjecotton donongotelling in detail, mouth-watering craving donongorarecount in full, explain in detail donorapick out, thin out (seedlings)donzocotton, cotton wool, grammatical use donzo [donzvo, dodzo]purpose, aim, mood (of a verb)donzvawalk with a stick donzvopurpose, aim doolooking troubled, downcast doodokotiny, very small doorawalk (a journey), burn again dootsaclub, soak dopemoisture, mud, wet soil dopotsapour (of rain)doraedible hairy caterpillar dorambudzilarge eagle doreold cow dori doriscurrying, hopping (of fledglings)dorikahop, fly out (of sparks)doriroAdam's apple doritoriargumentative person dorobeer, alcohol, liquor dorongodzaexplain in depth, set out in order dorongoshatalk incessantly, over-explain dororodosedose dosistriped sweet, pimple, bird droppings dotaash, ashes dotiperhaps, maybe, I suppose so dototosoggy, gleaming white dotsaspend the day dovadew, moisture (in the soil)dova dovawalking softly dovhozaclimbing plant dovipeanut butter dovoworn-out hide, filthy rag doweraeat up, finish off (food)dowetowesticky-sap tree dowindogreen grasshopper-like insect duwe, us du du ducrunching, pounding (grain)dubefeigned fool dubwaniblister duchefool, freshly cut millet dudubacking away dudu duducreeping (stooped)dudu muduripounding song dududzaback away, walk backwards dudunacrunch (with the teeth)dudunuripping open (of a seam)dudunukacome apart at the seam, unravel dudunuraunravel, unpick, undo (braids)dudunyagulp down, tap (an egg)dudzamention, pronounce, reveal, disclose dudzifloor of a granary, space beneath rocks dudzirainterpret, explain, translate dudzirointerpretation, meaning, explanation dukusmall, young dukununuhuddled, sitting hunched dukunuratalk nonsense, blab dukupabe small, be smallest dukupisareduce, make smaller, belittle dukuramake oneself vomit dukuswagrub, larva, blister dukutabe expert, get cocky dukututoddler learning to talk dukutukuheap, abundance, blister dukwasquatting, sitting idle dukwairasit huddled, curl up dumbahut, shack, temporary shelter dumbelarge taro dumbetumbestooping (to get in)dumbihurt feelings, sulking dumbidzahurt, sting, grieve dumbirahurt, wound (feelings)dumbitumbistanding idle, cornered dumbubelly, stomach, womb dumbukidzacatch in the act dumburirobelly incision dumbwismall red biting ant dumhetall beautiful girl dumhuurauncover (a pot), turn upside down dumureMunhaunha yeruzivo.dumwaamulet, protective charm dundaswell (internally)dundirabladder dundiroMuchina yerubatsiro pamberi.dundularge basket, chest dundumarapout, puff out the cheeks dundunduchest dunduruorange wild fruit dundurukastand out in the open dunduviraseethe, be full of anger dunduziraguzzle, drink too much dungaswallow, bolt (food), tail closely dungambwacanine tooth, eye tooth dungamidzanawalk in single file, follow one behind another dungiraKutsanangura mashoko nenzira yerubatsiro.dunguChibodzwa.dungunudelicious dungunurataste delicious dunguru dungurusingle file dunguzashake the head (in refusal)dungwesingle file, procession dungwerungwemountain range dungwizathorny shrub dunhuregion, district, area dunhuraclear (land)dununufool, plough wheel dunuragroan, moan dunzibluebottle, blowfly dunzuriranibble (to make meat last)dunzviheir, administrator of an estate, female animal dupadupafish-poison plant dupukabe small, be smaller dupukisabelittle, demean duraconfess, reveal, admit duramagap-toothed child duramazwidictionary, lexicon Duriwooden mortar (for pounding grain)durikatear, get a hole, child whose upper teeth come first durikidzastack, pile up durirofontanelle medicine, chain of intermediaries duroresting place duruhairy-leaved grass, pouring out durungundago sour, lose its saltiness durunhururubbish heap, ash heap, heap of threshing chaff durunupouring back dururapour out, empty out, have diarrhoea

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