Chikore izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Chikore, chingore, kana chimotso (a bunch, cluster of fruit) zvinoreva tsumbu remichero. Vanhu vane zita iri: Simba Chikore. 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 kikore kana kore (a newly laid out garden or field) vachireva munda mutsva. VaSwahili vanoti kikore (rich/famous person) vachireva munhu mupfumi kana ane mukurumbira. VaNyoro, VaGiryama neVaWanga vanoti eshikole (n. act) kureva chiito. VaGwere vanoti mukoli wa (maker of something - factor). VaGwere vanoti kukolerera (work towards something).