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The Republic of Zimbabwe is an African country. Its name was originally proposed by nationalist politician Michael Mawema from an old name for the city of Great Zimbabwe, and is possibly formed from the karanga dzimba ("houses") bwe ("stone") words for the stone houses found in that village. See Rhodesia.
As an Americanism it is a "sycophant, servile, obsessive", which in cases where it is not misunderstood can also be a "friend, companion, person of trust". 2º_ As a Canarism he is a "sloppy man, improvised", who in cases where he is not misunderstood can also be a "handyman, suitable, who knows a little about everything".
I thought it might be a vulgarization for an inflection of shoeing ("to put horseshoes") , but it is for errar ( "equivocar" ) , for a common resource when pronouncing two equal vowels at the end of one word and the beginning of the next which is to insert an aspirated /j/ and thus mark more clearly the separation between the two. The verb 'jerrar' did not exist, but it was created for these specific cases and surely today it has become popular. See and err .
1º_ Chilenismo for "with wide hips", which is not used in masculine since it always qualifies a woman who stands out for her hips. It comes from the word cancos, which could have a singular, but the RAE does not include it although the original Quechua kankiq ("hip") is in the singular. See suffix -on . 2º_ Common name of the plant Ipomoea aquatica . 3º_ As Mexicanism, it is a threat that is not intended to be fulfilled. Perhaps because of some contact with the previous one, it is the name and the warning for an imaginary being but one that serves to frighten, like a ghost.