English Explanatory Dictionary

shiro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stew of Ethiopia and Eritrea origin whose primary ingredient is powdered chickpeas or broad-bean meal.
noun
  1. A mass of hyphae constituting the mycelium of certain fungi.
name
  1. A male given name from Japanese.

Word forms

shiro shiros

Etymology

Possibly from Amharic or Tigrinya ሺሮ (širo, “chickpea flour”)

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