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Shona Definition
Ukashanyirwa nomweni ndokumugadzirira kudya kwakawanda zvinoreva kuti unenge wava kuda kuti mhuri yako idyewo panguva iyi.
English Translation
The cook's own hunger goes into a visitor's meal: piling up food for a guest is also how a household sees that its own members eat.
Cultural Context
“It describes the good host, whose generosity reaches past the visitor to everyone under his roof.”
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This is a variant of
Kubayira mweni mbudzi / kuti vomo mumba vadye zvavoSlaughtering a goat for a visitor means that the whole household eats as well; the hospitality shown to one person ends up feeding everyone at home.