English Explanatory Dictionary

katogo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional breakfast dish consisting of a sauce containing legumes and offal to which a staple such as cassava or matoke (“mashed boiled bananas or plantains”) is added, all cooked in the same pot.

Pronunciation

/kɑˈtoʊɡoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-katogo.wav

Word forms

katogo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bantu katogo (“casserole, pot; stew”); while one author suggests the word is derived from Luganda, another has been suggested it is not possible to identify the specific Bantu language as the word is found in several of them.

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