nshima

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nshima

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nsima

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably derived from Bemba”)

Noun edit

nshima (uncountable)

A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.

Translations edit

porridge made from maize or sorghum

Afrikaans: mieliepap
Bemba: nshima
Chichewa: nsima
French: nshima m
Luhya: busuma
Northern Ndebele: isitshwala
Portuguese: chima f
Rwanda-Rundi: ubugali
Shona: sadza
Swahili: ugali (sw)
Tumbuka: sima

Anagrams edit

Ishman, Mishna, hamsin, minahs

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