nshima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

nshima nsima

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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