• English word spear in the Shona Dictionary
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pfumo
/p͡fumó/

• noun , class(5)
• synonyms: hondo, mutsana
• dialects/origins: Zezuru

English translation

spear

1. A weapon consisting of a penetrating head attached to a long shaft of wood, designed to be thrust by or launched from the hand at an enemy or at game.

2. A man armed with a spear.

3. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbed tines, generally three or four, used for stabbing fish and other animals.