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Shona.

A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃəʊnə//ˈʃoʊnə/
  1. A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

noun/ˈʃəʊnə//ˈʃoʊnə/
  1. A member of the Bantu tribes who speak Shona.

name/ˈʃəʊnə//ˈʃoʊnə/
  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Where this word comes from

Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.