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Vatsva vetsambo (chena) / kudzisungira vanozviringa

Shona Definition

Kana munhu akawana chinhu chaanogaroshaya anoswera achiita seachabata denga rechinomwe achinge anovhaira nomufaro.

English Translation

Someone who at last gets hold of a thing he had long gone without can hardly take his eyes off it, going about as though he were walking on air. People naturally parade whatever is new to them.

Cultural Context

“Said of anyone flaunting a fresh possession, such as a schoolchild with a first pair of shoes.”

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