• English word hoe in the Shona Dictionary
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/ɓaɗ͡z̤a/


  • noun , class(5)
  • synonyms: ,
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
  1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.
  2. One of the first payments of roora
  3. Divorce token given to wife
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
badza iri this hoe
badza iro that hoe
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
badza rangu my hoe
badza rako your hoe (singular)
badza renyu your hoe (plural)
badza rake his/her hoe
badza redu our hoe
badza racho its hoe
badza ravo their hoe
last updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 11:31:51 AM Central European Summer Time


/ɓaɗ͡z̤a/


last updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 11:31:51 AM Central European Summer Time


/sakura/


  • verb
  • dialects/origins: Zezuru
English translation
A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.
Imperative example
Shona English
sakura hoe (singular)
sakurai hoe (plural)
Simple future tense example
Shona English
Ndicha sakura I will hoe
ucha sakura you will hoe (singular)
mucha sakura you will hoe (plural)
acha sakura he/she will hoe
ticha sakura we will hoe
vacha sakura they will hoe
chicha sakura it will hoe
last updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 11:27:15 AM Central European Summer Time


/sakura/


  • noun , class(5)
  • dialects/origins: Zezuru
last updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 11:27:15 AM Central European Summer Time

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