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Shona Definition
Kana ukatadzirwa nomunhu akaita samai vako kana kuti satezvara wako, hautori shura nazvo. Kana mbuya vakatukwawo nomuzukuru wavanodisa vanongoti zvakanaka.
English Translation
Wrongs done by those we love or hold in respect are brushed aside as if nothing were amiss, just as a guinea fowl's egg is taken to be all white with no dark spot on it.
Cultural Context
“Used of a relative such as a mother, father-in-law or grandmother overlooking an offence from someone dear to them.”
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