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Shona Definition
Munhukadzi asina denhe reupfu asi achingoti zvaanenge akuya ndizvo zvoobika anowanzoshoreka musi waanozosvikirwa navaeni. Munhu akafanira kutanga aongorora ndokuona kuti zvaanoda kuita hazvizosvoreki here.
English Translation
A woman who keeps no store of meal and cooks only what she has just ground is caught out when visitors arrive. It is wiser to allow for more than people are likely to need and to keep supplies ample.
Cultural Context
“Used to reproach a housewife whose empty store leaves her unable to feed an unexpected guest, since improvidence and meanness are looked down on.”
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