CEFR Level
B2
Shona — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary
178 words
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | achidiridzira anogona | Zita | A utensil for watering plants, consisting of a container with a handle and long spout, the spout sometimes being fitted… | |
| 2 | Addis Ababa | Mutsara | ||
| 3 | akiyoroji | Zita | ||
| 4 | amburera | Zita | ||
| 5 | bhadhara | Chiito | ||
| 6 | bhaiskopu | Zita | film, movie. | |
| 7 | bhásikoro | Zita | ||
| 8 | bhatanisi | Zita | ||
| 9 | bhiriyoni | Chirevazita | Either of two large amounts:. | |
| 10 | bhodhoro | Zita | ||
| 11 | bhodyera | Zita | ||
| 12 | bhurugwa | Zita | ||
| 13 | bhurukwa | Zita | pants, trousers. | |
| 14 | bhurukwe | Zita | ||
| 15 | boterekwa | Zita | ||
| 16 | Burkina Faso | Mutsara | ||
| 17 | chamboko | Zita | ||
| 18 | chamhembe | Zita | ||
| 19 | chibhokisi | Zita | ||
| 20 | chiBhunu | Zita | Afrikaans. | |
| 21 | chiChinese | Zita | The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciatio… | |
| 22 | chidhakwa | Zita | drunk, drunkard. | |
| 23 | chidhina | Zita | ||
| 24 | chigunwe | Zita | ||
| 25 | chikwereti | Zita | debt, loan. | |
| 26 | chimurenga | Zita | rebellion, revolution; (in particular) a war fought against European colonists. | |
| 27 | chinanazi | Zita | synonym of nanazi: pineapple. | |
| 28 | chindeya | Zita | Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun… | |
| 29 | chiNgezi | Zita | English (language). | |
| 30 | chinguva | Zita | ||
| 31 | chinyaride | Zita | Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a… | |
| 32 | chinzonono | Zita | A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects th… | |
| 33 | chipanji | Zita | ||
| 34 | chipatara | Zita | Equivalent to 'hospital': A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or i… | |
| 35 | chipembere | Zita | Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and… | |
| 36 | chipfuva | Zita | chest (body part). | |
| 37 | chipfuyo | Zita | ||
| 38 | chipikiri | Zita | nail (metal spike). | |
| 39 | chipindura | Zita | ||
| 40 | chiponji | Zita | sponge (animal or cleaning tool). | |
| 41 | chirebvu | Zita | ||
| 42 | chiringiro | Zita | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to… | |
| 43 | chiRungu | Zita | English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. | |
| 44 | chishambo | Zita | sponge (animal and cleaning tool). | |
| 45 | chishamiso | Zita | An awesome and exceptional example of something. | |
| 46 | chiShona | Zita | Equivalent to 'Shona': A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. | |
| 47 | chitokisi | Zita | prison cell. | |
| 48 | chitunha | Zita | A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal. | |
| 49 | chizonono | Zita | A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects th… | |
| 50 | chokoreti | Zita | ||
| 51 | Costa Rica | Mutsara | ||
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | Mutsara | ||
| 53 | davanharu | Zita | For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written log _bx… | |
| 54 | denderende | Zita | A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (calle… | |
| 55 | dhiraivha | Zita | ||
| 56 | dhongana | Zita | donkey foal. | |
| 57 | dhorobha | Zita | ||
| 58 | dindingwe | Zita | ||
| 59 | dondodza | Chiito | to walk using a stick. | |
| 60 | duramazwi | Zita | ||
| 61 | El Salvador | Mutsara | ||
| 62 | fafitera | Zita | ||
| 63 | French Guiana | Mutsara | ||
| 64 | gamanyuchi | Zita | ||
| 65 | garikuni | Zita | ||
| 66 | gonoriya | Zita | Equivalent to 'gonorrhea': A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the… | |
| 67 | gonyoina | Zita | ||
| 68 | gonyonhatu | Zita | A polygon with three sides and three angles. | |
| 69 | gore ritsva | Zita | In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following. | |
| 70 | gunganidzo | Zita | ||
| 71 | gwaimani | Zita | trek ox (ox used for hauling). | |
| 72 | hapana chinhu | Chimiririrazita | Not any thing; no thing. | |
| 73 | horomori | Zita | ||
| 74 | hosipitari | Zita | ||
| 75 | imbwanana | Zita | ||
| 76 | jerenyenje | Zita | Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size f… | |
| 77 | kandyera | Zita | ||
| 78 | ketaupenyu | Zita | The study of all life or living matter. | |
| 79 | kuchinja | Chirevazita | Incurably depraved; not reformable. | |
| 80 | kudhirima | Zita | ||
| 81 | kunyenga | Chiito | infinitive of -nyenga. | |
| 82 | kutapira | Chirevazita | Not of a salty taste. | |
| 83 | kuverenga | Chiito | infinitive of -verenga. | |
| 84 | mabvazuva | Zita | ||
| 85 | madhadha | Zita | ||
| 86 | madzibaba | Zita | ||
| 87 | magandanga | Zita | A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals. | |
| 88 | makungwa | Zita | ||
| 89 | mangwana | Zita | ||
| 90 | mapopoma | Zita | A flow of water over the edge of a cliff. | |
| 91 | masvomhu | Zita | ||
| 92 | maungira | Zita | ||
| 93 | mbatatisi | Zita | ||
| 94 | mbongoro | Zita | ||
| 95 | mbudzana | Zita | kid (young goat). | |
| 96 | mbwanana | Zita | Karanga form of imbwanana. | |
| 97 | mhetapawa | Zita | For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain the power x. Written log _bx… | |
| 98 | mhiripiri | Zita | A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant. | |
| 99 | mhondoro | Zita | ||
| 100 | mivhakacho | Zita | ||
| 101 | motokari | Zita | … | |
| 102 | muchairi | Zita | ||
| 103 | mudzidzi | Zita | ||
| 104 | mudzidzisi | Zita | ||
| 105 | muenzanisi | Zita | An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern a… | |
| 106 | mufarinya | Zita | cassava, manioc. | |
| 107 | muhedheni | Zita | ||
| 108 | mukomana | Zita | ||
| 109 | muManyika | Zita | A member of the Manyika people. | |
| 110 | mumhungu | Zita | Pterocarpus rotundifolius, a species of bloodwood tree native to Africa and Asia. | |
| 111 | munin'ina | Zita | ||
| 112 | mupfunga | Zita | ||
| 113 | muPutukezi | Zita | Portuguese person. | |
| 114 | musenerera | Zita | The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher… | |
| 115 | mushenjere | Zita | ||
| 116 | mushonga | Zita | ||
| 117 | musikana | Zita | ||
| 118 | musikiti | Zita | A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid. | |
| 119 | mutengeni | Zita | sourplum (type of tree found in South East Africa) (Ximenia afra). | |
| 120 | mutsvairo | Zita | A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. | |
| 121 | mutsvanzva | Zita | sourplum (a type of tree found in South East Africa) (Ximenia afra). | |
| 122 | mutyairi | Zita | ||
| 123 | muverengi | Zita | ||
| 124 | muvhakachi | Zita | ||
| 125 | muvhakacho | Zita | ||
| 126 | muwandwe | Zita | ||
| 127 | muwayawaya | Zita | Pterocarpus rotundifolius, a species of bloodwood tree native to Africa and Asia. | |
| 128 | muZezuru | Zita | A member of the Zezuru people. | |
| 129 | muzukuru | Zita | A child of someone's child. | |
| 130 | muzukuru chibvi | Zita | ||
| 131 | muzvcazi | Zita | The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located. | |
| 132 | Ndinokuda | Mutsara | An affirmation of romantic feeling to a lover or spouse. | |
| 133 | ndiri muMuslim | Mutsara | Indicates that the speaker is a Muslim. | |
| 134 | ndiri Muslim | Mutsara | Indicates that the speaker is a Muslim. | |
| 135 | New Caledonia | Mutsara | ||
| 136 | New Zealand | Mutsara | ||
| 137 | ngongoni | Zita | A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns. | |
| 138 | ngurwana | Zita | ||
| 139 | nhambwe yasudurukwa | Zita | A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component. | |
| 140 | nhandare | Zita | ||
| 141 | nhanhatu | Chirevazita | ||
| 142 | nhevedzwa dzemvura | Zita | The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and… | |
| 143 | nhoroondo | Zita | ||
| 144 | North Korea | Mutsara | ||
| 145 | nyamafingu | Zita | ||
| 146 | nyanguruve | Zita | ||
| 147 | nyarupani | Zita | Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. | |
| 148 | nyemwerera | Zita | A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without… | |
| 149 | nyenyedzi | Zita | ||
| 150 | nyeredzi | Zita | Karanga and Manyika form of nyenyedzi. | |
| 151 | patapata | Zita | An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour. | |
| 152 | pfumbamwe | Chirevazita | ||
| 153 | pimanyika | Zita | The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. | |
| 154 | rudunhumwe | Zita | The Earth, the sphere of the world. | |
| 155 | runyararo | Zita | A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance. | |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | Mutsara | ||
| 157 | San Marino | Mutsara | ||
| 158 | Saudi Arabia | Mutsara | ||
| 159 | shamwari | Zita | ||
| 160 | shavishavi | Zita | A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colo… | |
| 161 | shoko rakana | Zita | ||
| 162 | Sierra Leone | Mutsara | ||
| 163 | sikarudzi | Zita | The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vest… | |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | Mutsara | ||
| 165 | South Africa | Mutsara | ||
| 166 | South America | Mutsara | ||
| 167 | South Korea | Mutsara | ||
| 168 | South Sudan | Mutsara | ||
| 169 | sumburera | Zita | ||
| 170 | tsatsadzi | Zita | ||
| 171 | tsvigiri | Zita | ||
| 172 | varavanda | Chiito | to keep oneself hidden. | |
| 173 | vasikana | Zita | ||
| 174 | vaverengi | Zita | ||
| 175 | vazukuru | Zita | ||
| 176 | zvidhinha | Zita | ||
| 177 | zvipembere | Zita | ||
| 178 | zvipfeko | Zita | An act or instance of putting clothes on. |