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Shona Definition
Mukadzi kunyange dai ari kamwana kadiki anotodzidza mabasa echikadzi nyore. Kana achinge arovedzera kuita mabasa acho zvinoita sezvinonzi akasikirwa kuita mabasa akadai.
English Translation
Women balance heavy loads on their heads so effortlessly that men imagine they are built for it with a hollow in the skull. In truth it comes from household training begun in early childhood.
Cultural Context
“Said in praise of a girl or young woman who does domestic work, such as cooking, particularly well.”
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