• Shona word mbabvu in the Shona Dictionary
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/ᵐɓaɓ͡ʋ̤u/


  • noun , class(9)
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
  1. In anatomy. and zoology, a costa; a pleurapophysis, with or without a hypapophysis; the pleurapophysis element of a vertebra, of whatever size, shape, or mode of connection with a vertebra.
  2. That which resembles a rib in use, position, etc. ; a strip, band, or piece of anything when used as a support, or as a member of a framework or skeleton.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
mbabvu iyi this rib
mbabvu iyo that rib
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
mbabvu yangu my rib
mbabvu yako your rib (singular)
mbabvu yenyu your rib (plural)
mbabvu yake his/her rib
mbabvu yedu our rib
mbabvu yacho its rib
mbabvu yavo their rib
last updated: Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:22:23 PM Central European Standard Time


/ᵐɓaɓ͡ʋ̤u/


  • ideophone
  • stem :
  • synonyms:
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
Plural of mbabvu.
last updated: Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:22:23 PM Central European Standard Time

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