nshima

English

Nshima (top right corner)

Alternative forms

• nsima

Etymology

Borrowed from an African language, compare Chichewa nsíma.

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Noun

nshima (uncountable)

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

Translations

porridge made from maize or sorghum

• Afrikaans: mieliepap
• Bemba: nshima
• Chichewa: nsima
• French: nshima m
• Luhya: busuma
• Northern Ndebele: isitshwala
• Portuguese: chima f
• Rwanda-Rundi: ubugali
• Shona: sadza
• Swahili: ugali (sw)
• Tumbuka: sima

Anagrams

• Ishman, Mishna, hamsin, minahs