egusi

See also: ẹgusi

English

Etymology

From Yoruba ẹ̀gúsí.

Noun

egusi (uncountable)

1. Melon seeds that are ground to make soup in West Africa.
   • 2007 July 22, Nana Kankam, “Uptown, Africa Toujours”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Along with soft drinks and toothpaste, bodegas and delis carry items like an African bleaching cream used to lighten the skin, a malted milk beverage called Nestle Milo that is popular in West Africa, and cans of egusi, melon seeds that are the base of a pungent soup laden with vegetables.

Translations

melon seeds used to make soup

• Hausa: àgushī
• Igbo: egúsí
• Nupe: epín
• Yoruba: ẹ̀gúsí

Anagrams

• Guise, Segui, guise

Igbo

Alternative forms

• ègwusí(Ọ̀nị̀chà)
• ègwushí(Nkanụ)

Etymology

From Yoruba ẹ̀gúsí.

Noun

egúsí

1. egusi (melon seeds used to make soup)