Nhabvu

Nhabvu (Soccer) mutambo unotambwa nezvikwata zviviri chimwe chine vatambi gumi nemumwe. Nhabvu inotambwa nebhora rokuti vatambi vanenge vachikava bhora nechinangwa chekuti bhora rinwe kugedhi rechimwe chikwata.

Mu nhabvu, chinangwa chakakosha chevateveri kukurudzira timu yavo panguva yemutambo

Zvikwata zvenhabvu zvine mukurumbira muZimbabwe zvinosanganisira Dynamos, Caps United, Highlanders ne Gweru United.Ku South Africa zvikwata zvinemukurumbira zvinosanganisira Mamelodi Sundowns ,Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates nezvimwewo.

Uyu mutambo unotambwa nematimu panguva imwechete uyu, timu imwe neimwe inenge iine vatambi gumi neumwe.

• Mhipiti, mhiripiti, gwirikwiri (Stampede) apa kureva murapatira wevanhu vanoita hovhiyo vachibuda kana kupinda panzvimbo vopedzesera vamwe vakuvara kana kutsikwa vachifa.
• Kunwisa (to score). Chikwata cheZimbabwe chanwisa zvibodzwa zvitatu.

Mamwe Mazwi

• Kutumhuka (rebound) apa kureva kubhamba kwechinhu chichidzoka kwachabva nako chisati charova panzvimbo yachakobhamba.
• Mukupo kana mugombo (hockey stick or cricket bat) apa kureva tsvimbo inotambiswa hockey kana cricket.
• gusve kana magusve (Encouragement) zvichireva gwinyiso rinokurudzira vari pabasa kana pamutambo.
• Vatambi vakaitirwa gusve navakanga vari kunze: the players were encouraged by those on the touchline.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaBukusu vanoti siipupu (n. army, group, heap, crowd, mob).
• MaZulu vanoti bu (ideo of beating - as carpet, or a fire with branches. isibububu, umbububu). Fananidzai nokuti chibhubhubhu?
• VaLozi vanoti -tumuka (v.i. to emerge) kureva kutumhuka. Mamwe mazwi: -tumusa (to cause to emerge, to bring out of water).