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kanyu

Shona Definition

Kuti kanyu kudya chikafu nokukurumidza, kazhinji zvichiratidza kukara. Mushonga unovava tinongoti kanyu kumedza tisati tavahwa.

English Translation

Describes eating food quickly, usually in a way that shows greed. Example: bitter medicine we swallow kanyu before we can taste it.

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