Hupombwe zvinoreva mhosva kana kuti chivi chokurara nomurume kana mukadzi wausina kuroorana naye. Pamirairo gumi yaMwari vakati kuvanhu "Musaite hupombwe". Munyika yeZimbabwe hupombwe imhosva inogona kusvitswa kuMatare eMhosva. MaZulu vanoti ebana (Get possession of one another surreptitiously (i.e. without parent's knowledge)) vachireva kubana kwemukomana nemusikana - apa zvichidudza kurara vose zvisiri pamutemo. Giryama neVaTaita vanoti ku-zinga kana kulaka (to commit adultery, fornicate). Zigula neKinande vanoti obukondo (n. adultery) kureva hupombwe. VaGiryama vanoti uzindzi kana ukolo (adultery). Vanobva vati m'zindzi kana mukolo (adulterer) kureva mhombwe. VaChewa vanoti chigololo (improper sexual conduct or adultery). Xilenge vanoti kusiha (v. commit adultery) kuita hupombwe. VaZigula vanoti kutomba (v. to commit adultery). Kinande vanoti omutombi (n. a fornicator). Nsenga vanoti upombo (n. fornication).