English Explanatory Dictionary

wagasi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soft, mild Beninese cheese made from cows' milk.

Word forms

wagasi

Etymology

*A term used among some ethnic groups in northern Benin to describe a locally made cheese. Ultimately from Yoruba wàrà (“milk”) + kàṣì (“to become sour, to mold, to become stale”). "Sour milk."

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