matoke

/maˈtəʊkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

Uncountable

"The two men walk down the hill from Makerere University but get no further than Wandegeya, a cacophonous slum of scrap-iron artisans, blaring radios and ragged-trousered clients frequenting matoke and waragi bars."

Borrowed from Luganda matooke.

matooke (alternative) matooka (alternative)

poke tokay

Questions

How do you pronounce matoke?

The recorded pronunciation is /maˈtəʊkeɪ/.

What does matoke mean?

Mashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda.

Where does matoke come from?

Borrowed from Luganda matooke.

How to pronounce matoke

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