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Shona Definition
Mukadzi wemba ndiye anoziva pane zvinhu zvose mumba make. Paya panofunga vamwe kuti zvinhu zvapera, kazhinji mukadzi ndiye anozobudisa zvimwe.
English Translation
The senior woman of a household is the one who knows where everything in it is. Just when the rest of the family concludes that the supplies are finished, she is usually the one who produces some more.
Cultural Context
“Said of an older wife's hidden reserves and her knowledge of what the home actually holds.”
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This is a variant of
Mai veimba / igonzoThe woman of the house is compared to a rat, because she quietly gathers and hoards supplies for the household.