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nshima

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nshi-ma
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from an African language, probably Bemba nshima. Compare Chichewa nsíma.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

nsima (alternative)

Synonyms

pap posho sadza ugali

Questions

What does nshima mean?
A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.
Where does nshima come from?
Borrowed from an African language, probably Bemba nshima. Compare Chichewa nsíma.

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