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nshima

nshima noun: a staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.

nshima: a staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour
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Noun

nshima (uncountable)

  1. A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.
    Synonyms:
    pap, posho, sadza, ugali

Synonyms of nshima

Forms of nshima

alternative formnsima

Origin of nshima

Borrowed from an African language, probably Bemba nshima. Compare Chichewa nsíma.

Questions about nshima

What does nshima mean?
Nshima means a staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.
What part of speech is nshima?
Nshima is a noun.

Words near nshima in the dictionary

  1. NSFWers
  2. NSFWish
  3. NSG
  4. NSGCT
  5. NSH
  6. nshima
  7. NSI
  8. nsibidi
  9. nsibiri
  10. NSIC
  11. nsima

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