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dambu

Shona Definition

Kuti dambu kudhonza chinhu chakaita setambo kusvikira chaguka, uchibva wasara wave namapandi maviri acho. Kana ukati nepanzvimbo dambu unenge wangopfuura nepo asi usingagarisipo. Pandakaenda kwaHama, ndakati dambu nepaCharandura ndichiona vatete vangu.

English Translation

Describes pulling something such as a rope until it snaps, leaving you with two pieces of it. It is also used of passing through a place without staying: example, when I went to Hama's I went dambu through Charandura to see my aunt.

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