In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), zengwe is a flat tool with a short handle used to pick up dust and dirt from the floor after sweeping, i.e., a dustpan.
- Tora zengwe uunganidze marara. (Take the dustpan and collect the rubbish.)
- Zengwe iri rakatyoka. (This dustpan is broken.)
- Amai vakakotama vachitora marara nezengwe. (Mother bent down and picked up the rubbish with a dustpan.)
- Ndinoda kutenga zengwe idzva. (I want to buy a new dustpan.)
