English Explanatory Dictionary

chipsi mayai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of potato-egg omelette popular in Tanzania.

Pronunciation

/ˌt͡ʃɪpsi məˈjaɪ/

Word forms

chipsi mayai chips mayai

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kippōną Proto-West Germanic *kippōn Old English *ċippiander. Old English ċipp Middle English chippe English chipsbor. Swahili chipsi Proto-Bantu *ìgɪ́ Swahili mayai Swahili chipsi mayaibor. English chipsi mayai From Swahili chipsi mayai (literally “chips (and) eggs”).

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