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