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kachumbari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kachum-bari
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An uncooked dish of chopped tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers in African cuisine.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Gujarati કચુંબર (kacumbar)bor. Swahili kachumbaribor. English kachumbari Borrowed from Swahili kachumbari, borrowed from Gujarati કચુંબર (kacumbar, “kachumber”). Doublet of kachumber.

Usage

Questions

What does kachumbari mean?
An uncooked dish of chopped tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers in African cuisine.
Where does kachumbari come from?
Etymology tree Gujarati કચુંબર (kacumbar)bor. Swahili kachumbaribor. English kachumbari Borrowed from Swahili kachumbari, borrowed from Gujarati કચુંબર (kacumbar, “kachumber”). Doublet of kachumber.

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