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Mazwi ane R.

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

Tsvaga izwi
rusaririraalways being lastrusarirorosaryrusaruradiscrimination, favouritismrusaruragandaracism, racial discrimination, apartheidrusarurodiscrimination, prejudice, favouritismrusasanhibroom shrubrusasanoheyday, time of plentyrusemofussiness about food, picky eatingrusenyasandy soilrusenziincense, frankincenseRuserowinnowing basket, flat woven trayrusesirustlingrushalie dead and bloatedrushambobracelet, banglerushambwamisfortune, bad luck, curserushamhuswitch, cane, rodrushangaancestral shrine, river reedrushavashavamisfortune, bad luckrushayajawbone, jaw, mouldboard (of a plough)rushechepoor sandy soilrushoka ndiberekeheadlong flight, running for one's liferushorofault-finding, discontentrushulounging, lying idlerushushonagging, pesteringrushwanired groundnut varietyrusimbirirodeterminationrusimbisoconfirmationrusosuccess, good fortunerusosathorn fence, brushwood hedgerusoswabranch across a pathrusudzoflatulence, windrusukacreeping grass of damp groundrusumudzobride-release payment, healer's call-out feerusungahunitwig snakerusungwesmall rock plantrusunungukofreedom, independence, liberationrusuruvurileak hole, hole in a vesselrusvavanewborn baby, infantrusvingostone wall, fortification, enclosure wallruswablade of grassruswiswinew grass shoots, late springrutacrave meat, be greedy for tasty foodrutamofrequent movingrutandastick, rodrutanjatanjaemaciated creature, skinny onerutarapoor eyesight, short-sightednessrutarinharicommotion, frenzy, utmost effortrutedrool, saliva, dribblerutendogratitude, thanks, faithrutimatchstick, matchrutiviside, faction, flankrutokwewhip handlerutondedzoreminder, memento, keepsakerutonderoremembrance, recollectionrutsavomit, throw up, millet-like weedrutsakaraold worn thingrutsanzutiriverside treerutsatsanhilong-held grudge, old enmityrutseketesplintrutsenzatsenza plant, Livingstone potato plantrutsigirosupport, backing, financial aidrutsikidzovow of secrecyrutsingawound from a medicine charmrutsitofield fence, pole fencerutsungoperseverance, determinationrutsutamiserliness, stinginessrutsvaburnt ground, burnt patchrutsvitsvithick growth, dense clusterrutswanzwitiupright grassland shrubrutumohabit of sending othersrutwecrack (in a pot), deep angerruundonewly cleared field, virgin landruungisosmall collecting containerruuyacalm, tranquillityruvaflower, blossomruvambasmall anthillruvambiraprovocation, picking fightsruvandalion-repelling charmruvandukospiritual rebirth, new liferuvanzeyard, courtyardruvanzitievergreen red-berry treeruvaracolour, hueruvatiwild leaf vegetableruvazhecourtyard, yardruvenganomutual hostility, discordruvengohatred, enmityruvhesireverseruvhevhedeceit, trickeryruvhevhodeception, hoodwinkingruvhunambwafast dodging hareruvimbisopromise, pledge, assuranceruvimbotrust, confidence, faithruvirado piecework, work for hireruvuridug-out soil, spoil heapruwavillage, community, districtruwadzanofellowship, harmonyruwararuwarakatascattered litter, scattered heapruwareflat rock, rock outcrop, rock slabruwutismall grassland shrubruyamuroaid, assistance, helpruyoruzalose, be defeatedruzariradiaphragmruzazurashness, hasteruzeketepoor sandy soilruzevharural area, communal lands, reserveruzhanoise, dinruzhinjithe public, majority, most oftenruzhowahedge, brush fence, enclosureruzisolust, roving eyeruzivasimbashirking, leaving the work to othersruziveknow-it-all attituderuzivoknowledge, wisdom, experienceruzivururonosiness, curiosity about othersruzokainfant colicruzvarorapid childbearing, fecundityruzvidzocontempt, disdainrwa-fightrwadusnap, stretch outrwadzahurt, be painful, acherwadzirateeth set on edgerwadzisahurt, cause pain, tormentrwadziwafeel pain, be hurt, be distressedrwaingaroasting potsherdrwaivhichameleonrwamacouch grass, creeping grassrwamburacentipederwandosensitivity to coldrwangashort pipe, elephant trunkrwarabe ill, be sick, be madrwariralong for, strive for, covetrwatatapancreas, sweetbreadrwatsvirapot crust, pot scrapingsrwendedzoRwendedzo kudzika kwemwena unenge uchijurujwa majuru.rwendojourney, trip, lifetimerwenyaitchy creeper, cowitchrwenzecrest of hair, dorsal manerwerasalivate, water (of the mouth)rwerwadrool, dribblerweserisecretly, behind one's backrwezasway, shake the bodyrwezuimmature groundnutrwiall togetherrwirarescue, defend, helprwirikospear shaftrwisafight, attack, strugglerwisanisaset against each other, stir up striferwiyosong, hymnrwiziriverrwoits (class 11)rwodzibark fibre, bark string, twinerwuyosong

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