In the Shona language (or Chivanhu) zenze, meaning mane, is like the thick, fluffy hair that grows around a lion's neck.
Example sentences for zenze
- Shumba hono dzine zenze, asi shumba hadzi hadzina. (Male lions have a mane, but female lions don't.)
- Zenze reshumba iri rakakura zvikuru, richiratidza kuti ndiye mambo wemhuka dzese musango. (This lion's mane is very large, showing that he is the king of all animals in the jungle.)
- Zenze reshumba rinonyatsokura munguva yechando. (A lion's mane grows thicker during the cold season.)
