Etymology

mamaliga

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Today it means: A maize porridge originating in Romania. Full definition →

Romanian mămăligă
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  1. Romanian · borrowed frommămăligă
  2. English todaymamaliga

From Romanian mămăligă, itself of unknown origin.

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