Usavi

Usavi, usayi kana chisevo (relish of any kind) apa kureva muriwo wemashizha kana nyama yakabikwa.

Muchiti (Morsel of sadza broken off by hand from portion served to a person, flavoured with side-dish and conveyed to mouth) zvinoreva musuva wesadza wasevewa muusavi.

Mhando dzeUsavi

BaKalanga vanoti seba (relish with; use a sauce) vachireva kuseva usavi. BaKalanga vanoti busebo (relish, anything served with sadza) kureva usavi.
MaZulu vanoti sheba (flavour - as with sauce; eat alternately meat, vegetables etc) kureva kuseva? Djimini vanoti sege (n. sauce) vachireva usavi.
Nyungwe vanoti cisai (in a meal, anything served with sadza) kureva usavi. Sangho vanoti kâsa (any sauce made to accompany the staple dough).
Luwanga vanoti okhukatsa (eat meat or other relish alone, or out of proportion to the amount of sadza) kureva kukatsa.