• Shona word hondo in the Shona Dictionary
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/ɦóⁿɗó/


  • noun , class(9)
  • synonyms: , ,
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
  1. A contest between nations or states (international war), or between parties in the same state (civil war), canned on by force of arms.
  2. A state of active opposition, hostility, or contest : as, to be at war (that is, engaged in active hostilities).
  3. Any kind of contest or conflict; contention; strife.
  4. The profession of arms; the art of war.
  5. Forces; army. [Poetical]
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
hondo iyi this war
hondo iyo that war
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
hondo yangu my war
hondo yako your war (singular)
hondo yenyu your war (plural)
hondo yake his/her war
hondo yedu our war
hondo yacho its war
hondo yavo their war
last updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:50:45 AM Central European Summer Time


/ɦóⁿɗó/


English translation
Plural of hondo.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
hondo idzi these wars
hondo idzo those wars
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
hondo dzangu my wars
hondo dzako your wars (singular)
hondo dzenyu your wars (plural)
hondo dzake his/her wars
hondo dzedu our wars
hondo dzacho its wars
hondo dzavo their wars
last updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:50:45 AM Central European Summer Time

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