In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), zhumi means the monkey orange fruit. It is a sweet, round fruit that monkeys and people enjoy eating. Another similar word is zhuni.
Example sentences for zhumi
- Zhumi iri rinotapira. (This monkey orange fruit is sweet.)
- Mwana akatora zhumi pasi pemuti. (The child picked up a monkey orange fruit under the tree.)
- Gogo vangu vakandidzidzisa maitiro ekugadzira jamu rezhumi. (My grandmother taught me how to make monkey orange jam.)
