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suya

suya noun: a marinated spicy kebab from Nigeria.

suya: a marinated spicy kebab from Nigeria
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Noun

suya (plural suyas)

  1. A marinated spicy kebab from Nigeria.
    • Elizabeth started eating her suya, her eyes on my face.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 186

Forms of suya

pluralsuyas

Origin of suya

Borrowed from Hausa suya.

Questions about suya

What does suya mean?
Suya means a marinated spicy kebab from Nigeria.
What part of speech is suya?
Suya is a noun.
What is the plural of suya?
The plural of suya is suyas.

Words near suya in the dictionary

  1. suxamethonium chloride
  2. suxethonium
  3. suxibuzone
  4. suxor
  5. Suy
  6. suya
  7. suyas
  8. Suyash
  9. Suydam
  10. Suydams
  11. Suyo

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