Mhete (ear-ring or nose-ring) chishongo chinopfekwa munzeve kana kuti pamhuno zvikurusei nevanhukadzi. Mustika yekuno kuchamhembe kweAfrica mhete dzinonyanya kuzivikanwa ndidzo dzemunzeve. VaLenje vanoti lipete kana mpete (ring, hoop, wheel) kureva rhinghi. Mang'anja vanoti mpete (n. ring) vachireva rhingi. Swahili vanoti pete (ring, circle, hoop). Mamwe mazwi: peta (1. bend, curve; 2. turn, roll up). Tiriki vanoti ipete (n. ring for finger may be worn by both men and women) kureva rhingi. Baila vanoti kaseka (an ear ring) kureva mhete. Chimbalazi vanoti shpete (n. ring) kureva ringhi.