tsvigiri
/t͡s͎iɡ̤iri/
- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: shuga
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- sugar
- 1. A sweet crystalline substance, prepared chiefly from the expressed juice of the sugar-cane, Saccharum officinarum and of the sugar-beet, but obtained also from a great variety of other plants, as maple, maize, sorghum, birch, and parsnip.
2. The general name of certain chemical compounds belonging to the group of carbohydrates.
3. Something that resembles sugar in any of its properties.
4. Figuratively, sweet, honeyed, or soothing words; flattery employed to disguise something; distasteful.
Shona | English |
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tsvigiri iyi | this sugar |
tsvigiri iyo | that sugar |
Shona | English |
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tsvigiri yangu | my sugar |
tsvigiri yako | your sugar (singular) |
tsvigiri yenyu | your sugar (plural) |
tsvigiri yake | his/her sugar |
tsvigiri yedu | our sugar |
tsvigiri yacho | its sugar |
tsvigiri yavo | their sugar |
last updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 9:45:12 AM Central European Standard Time
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