akara
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Yoruba àkàrà. Doublet of accra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
akara (plural akara)
- (Nigeria) A bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour.
- 2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, Anchor Books (2014), page 547:
- Why are you buying akara that you don't want?
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Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
akara
- macaw (clarification of this definition is needed)
Etymology 2 edit
From akaanu (“cook”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective edit
akara
References edit
- Lindskoog, John N., Lindskoog, Carrie A. (1964) Vocabulario cayapa (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 9)[1] (in Spanish), Quito, Ecuador: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con el Ministerio de Educación Pública, page 61
Hausa edit
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àkàrà m (possessed form àkàràn)
- a deep-fried bean cake
- Synonym: ƙōsai
Igbo edit
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akara
- Alternative form of akala
Krio edit
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àkàrà
Pali edit
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akara
Principense edit
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akara
- fried banana slices
References edit
- “akara” in 2012, Vanessa Pinheiro de Araújo, Um Dicionário Principense-Português.
Wolof edit
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akara (definite form akara bi)
Yoruba edit
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àkàrà
- a deep-fried ball made of beans
Derived terms edit
- àkàrà òyìnbó (“cake”)
- alákàrà (“akara seller”)