Mahoka izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe apa mahoka zvichireva nhimbe - hoeing bee. Vanhu vane zita iri: Sarah Mahoka weZanu-PF. Possible Meaning - Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. VaSwahili vanoti mahoka kana wazimo (madness) kureva kupenga. VaMaconde vanoti lihoka kana mahoka (ancestral spirits) vachireva midzimu. VaGiryama vanoti ku-m'-hoka vit'u (v. confiscate) vachireva kutorera zvinhu sekurangwa. VaHerero vanoti hoka (moult - shed old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth).