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akara

/ˈæk.əɹ.ə/

akara noun: a bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour.

akara: a bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour
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Noun

akara (plural akara)

  1. (Nigeria) A bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour.
    • Why are you buying akara that you don't want?2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, Anchor Books (2014), page 547

Forms of akara

pluralakara

Origin of akara

Borrowed from Yoruba àkàrà. Doublet of accra.

Questions about akara

What does akara mean?
Akara means a bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour.
What part of speech is akara?
Akara is a noun.
How do you pronounce akara?
Akara is pronounced /ˈæk.əɹ.ə/.
What is the plural of akara?
The plural of akara is akara.

Words near akara in the dictionary

  1. akanthion
  2. akanye
  3. akaogiite
  4. akapuka
  5. Akar-Bale
  6. akara
  7. akarma
  8. Akarnania
  9. Akarnanian
  10. Akarnanians
  11. Akaroa

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