In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), "zingizi" means a carpenter bee. This big, black, yellow bee makes its home by boring into wood.
Example sentences for zingizi
- Ndakaona zingizi richibhururuka richipinda mumuti. (I saw a carpenter bee flying into a tree.)
- Zingizi harina hasha, asi rinogona kuruma kana rikatsamwiswa. (The carpenter bee is not aggressive but can sting if provoked.)