Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "shawara" ita ce fasaha ko iya yin ko gabatar da wasan kwaikwayo ko wasan kwaikwayo ta hanyar nishadantarwa, nishadantarwa, da jan hankali. Yawanci yana nufin ikon ƙirƙirar abin kallo mai abin tunawa da ban sha'awa, ko a kan mataki ne, a wasanni, ko kuma a cikin wani wasan kwaikwayo na jama'a. Nuni yakan ƙunshi haɗaɗɗen kwarjini, salo, ƙwarewa, da ƙwarewar fasaha, kuma galibi ana danganta shi da ƴan wasan kwaikwayo, masu nishadantarwa, da ƴan wasa waɗanda suka kware wajen jan hankali da jan hankalin masu sauraronsu.