Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ugali

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: ugali
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

African cornmeal porridge

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge."

Etymology

Etymology tree Eastern Sudanicder. Swahili ugalibor. English ugali Borrowed from Swahili ugali, from an Eastern Sudanic language.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ugali mean?: African cornmeal porridge
Where does ugali come from?: Etymology tree Eastern Sudanicder. Swahili ugalibor. English ugali Borrowed from Swahili ugali, from an Eastern Sudanic language.

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