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che-e

Shona Definition

Kuti che-e kutambanudza rupasa kana chimwe chokuwaridza kuti vanhu vagare vakanyatsokwana. Ukaona vanhukadzi vakati rupasa che-e, wobva waziva kuti vari kuita makuhwa. Kuti che-e kucheka nokukasira nebanga rinopinza chaizvo. Ndakamuti che-e padama ndikasiya achijuja ropa.

English Translation

Describes spreading out a reed mat or other floor covering so that people can sit on it comfortably. Example: if you see women who have spread the mat out che-e, you know they are gossiping. Also describes cutting quickly with a very sharp knife: I cut him che-e on the cheek and left him streaming blood.

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