In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), the word "wairesi" means two things:
- A radio
- Anything wireless
- Baba vangu vanoteerera wairesi mangwanani ega ega. (My father listens to the radio every morning.)
- Ndinoda kutenga wairesi itsva ine mabhatiri. (I want to buy a new radio with batteries.)
- Wairesi yedu haisi kushanda zvakanaka. (Our radio isn't working properly.)