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ayamase

ayamase noun: a stew made from green or red Scotch bonnet peppers.

Noun

ayamase (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) A stew made from green or red Scotch bonnet peppers.
    • After her conversation with Dele, Irne had made her way to the kitchen to finish her cooking. Thankfully, the ayamase stew did not burn. Irene had planned to make ayamase for her Oyinkan before she left. It was one of Oyinkan's favorite meals, and she knew that Oyinkan would never go to all through...2020, Ronke Abidoye, The Perfection In Love

Origin of ayamase

Borrowed from Yoruba ayamáṣe.

Questions about ayamase

What does ayamase mean?
Ayamase means a stew made from green or red Scotch bonnet peppers.
What part of speech is ayamase?
Ayamase is a noun.

Words near ayamase in the dictionary

  1. Ayalas
  2. Ayam
  3. ayam buah keluak
  4. ayam penyet
  5. ayam percik
  6. ayamase
  7. Ayame
  8. Ayami
  9. Ayan
  10. Ayana
  11. ayanamsa

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