In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), zino means a single tooth, like one of the hard, white things in your mouth that you use to bite and chew your food. In the plural form, you'd say mazino.
Example sentences for zino
- Mwana ane zino rimwe chete. (The child has only one tooth.)
- Shumba ine mazino makuru. (The lion has big teeth.)
- Vanhu vakuru vane mazino makumi matatu nemaviri. (Adults have thirty-two teeth.)
- Chiremba wemazino akandipa mushonga wekurwadziwa kwezino. (The dentist gave me medicine for my toothache.)
- Mazino emhuka dzomusango akapinza. (Wild animals have sharp teeth.)
