Tsongoro (stone of a fruit) zvinoreva mhodzi yakakukuta inowanikwa pakati pemimwe michero. Michero ine tsongoro inosanganisira: hacha, mazhanje, mango. VaYao vanoti lusongola kana chisongolo (the kernel; a grain) vachireva tsongoro. VaTsonga vanoti tsongo (little). Baila vanoti museke (n. kernel of a nut) vachireva shomwe yenzungu?. VaWanga vanoti inzoli (n. kernel) vachireva tsongoro?. VaMambwe vanoti munyunyu (wholesome almond in the stone of certain fruits) kureva kanzungu kanowanikwa mutsongoro yemichero. Sokuti shomwe dzehacha. VaZigula vanoti songolo (n. a rounded limb; chip). Mamwe mazwi: kinini (n. kernel; yolk, pith, core) vachireva tsongoro yechinhu.