Muriwo

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Playful term for a girl or girlfriend; literally “vegetable/relish.”

muriwo = “vegetable / relish” on the dinner table. 🥬 Flip it into ghetto talk and boom, it’s a girl, usually the current love interest you’re “serving” with. Light, playful (not as objectifying as chimoko or bhiza, but still food-adjacent). Chef’s advice: too many cooks spoil the muriwo, don’t juggle plates you can’t wash.

"Muriwo wawakutamba nawo these days haaaa Rasta mazonyanya!"

Translation: "The girl you are dating these days, wow Rasta, you have upped your game!"

Etymology

Contemporary Zimbabwean slang. First documented in urban areas.

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