sukuma wiki
Meanings
noun
- An East African dish of greens (especially collard greens) simmered with tomatoes.
- collard greens
Word forms
Etymology
Etymology tree Swahili sukuma Proto-Indo-European *weyg-der. Proto-Germanic *wikǭ Proto-West Germanic *wikā Old English wiċe Middle English wyke English weekbor. Swahili wiki Swahili sukuma wikibor. English sukuma wiki Borrowed from Swahili sukuma wiki (literally “to push the week”), from sukuma + wiki. The vegetable is generally affordable and available all-year round in East Africa. It forms part of the staple dish in this region together with ugali.
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