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waakye

/ˈwaː.t͡ɕe/

waakye noun: a Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans.

waakye: a Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans
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Noun

waakye (uncountable)

  1. A Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans.

Origin of waakye

Derived from the last word of the Hausa phrase shinkafa da wake (“rice and beans”).

Questions about waakye

What does waakye mean?
Waakye means a Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans.
What part of speech is waakye?
Waakye is a noun.
How do you pronounce waakye?
Waakye is pronounced /ˈwaː.t͡ɕe/.

Words near waakye in the dictionary

  1. waags
  2. waah
  3. waahoo
  4. Waaia
  5. Waaihoek
  6. waakye
  7. Waal
  8. waala
  9. waalah
  10. Waalian
  11. Waalre

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