Nshima

noun

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Noun

1
A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour. uncountable

Synonyms

pap posho sadza ugali

Etymology

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

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