English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Yoruba ayamáṣe

Noun edit

ayamase (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) A stew made from green or red Scotch bonnet peppers.
    • 2020, Ronke Abidoye, The Perfection In Love:
      After her conversation with Dele, Irne had made her way to the kitchen to finish her cooking. Thankfully, the ayamase stew did not burn. Irene had planned to make ayamase for her Oyinkan before she left. It was one of Oyinkan's favorite meals, and she knew that Oyinkan would never go to all through the trouble to cook it.