• English word masticate in the Shona Dictionary
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/ɓap͡fura/


  • verb
  • synonyms:
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
Imperative example
Shona English
bapfura masticate (singular)
bapfurai masticate (plural)
Simple future tense example
Shona English
Ndicha bapfura I will masticate
ucha bapfura you will masticate (singular)
mucha bapfura you will masticate (plural)
acha bapfura he/she will masticate
ticha bapfura we will masticate
vacha bapfura they will masticate
chicha bapfura it will masticate
last updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 3:30:41 PM Central European Summer Time

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