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Mazwi ane H.

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

hwemascent, smell, odourhwembuof gulping thick milk, of pulling something stretchyhwendavisiting, keeping up visitshwendelarge-bodied person or animalhwendedzomethod, way to reach a goal, prefacehwendefaflat slab of rock, flat platehwendereraprogress, steps to successhwengaparrothwengezuof snatching from someone's handshwengezurasnatch (from someone's hands)hwengurayank, jerk off one's feethwenhasummer weed with a bulbous roothwenistrangeness of a newcomer, receiving visitorshwenjedeep, frightening poolhwenyaedible wild bulbhwenyakosedouble-dealer, gossip, leaky gourdhwenyenews, gossip, talk of the dayhwenyeriinformer, betrayerhwenyerwaitch, prickling of the skinhwenzehump, hunched backhwenzvomatchmaker, go-betweenhwerengedzacount up, enumerate, add uphwerengedzocounting, tallyhwererecoarse black hair, soft baby hairhwereshengabig old lizard, very rich personhweruraabduct, elope withhwesherobaboon's buttock callushweshuof leaving suddenly, of snatching, of grabbing quicklyhwetawaiter, waitress, serve at tablehwevamorning starhwevererawhite grub, root-eating grubhwezenguruof snatching by forcehwezveriringleader, bad influencehwezveroenticement, lure, attractionhwezvirestless cow that leads the herd astrayhwiof cutting deephwi hwiof sipping a hot drink, of a tight skirt rustlinghwi hwi hwiof a throbbing woundhwi-iyowhistle to call someone far offhwibaof butting with the headhwibuof cutting at one stroke, of lifting a tool quicklyhwidibirolid, coverhwidzazwihigh tone, high-tone markhwigiwighwihwidzawail, cry aloudhwihwinyaraglow dimly, flickerhwihwinyikaglare, dazzlehwimbuof a big gulphwimburagulp greedily, wolf downhwindibus tout, luggage loader at a bus stophwindimiriwindmillhwindowindowhwinhawin, win a case, win a prizehwinyashine, glitter, squealhwipumissed kick, of slurping from a spoon, of pulling grass up by the rootshwipurapull out, yank outhwirapittance, eat dry powder such as flour or sugarhwiradangapayment to see the bride-price cattlehwiranondoantelope with inward-curving hornshwiribidiaardvark, antbearhwiridzaredo, repeat, give backhwirirago back, return, weed a second timehwiririof whirring, one who goes and comes backhwiritigrey wild pigeonhwirograve, tomb, againhwishufawn, young hare, short dresshwishurachop into small piecesHwisiriHwisiri ndeimwe yemasangano esvondo.hwitasip, slurp, yankhwitakwibig, heavy-set personhwitismall edible locust, of running fasthwituof going fasthwizechief's ornament of officehwizharipening pit, pit traphwowamushroomhwowa [howa, hwova, hova, hwohwa, hohwa, bwowa]mushroomhwuthis (class 14)hwushawoman's waist undergarment

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