English Explanatory Dictionary

Shona

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
noun
  1. A member of the Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
name
  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shona.wav /ˈʃəʊnə/ /ˈʃoʊnə/

Word forms

Shona Shonas

Etymology

Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Shona terms

Derived words

Shonda
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