Etymology

nshima

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Today it means: A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour. Full definition →

Bemba nshima
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  1. Bemba · derived fromnshima
  2. English todaynshima

Borrowed from an African language, probably Bemba nshima. Compare Chichewa nsíma.

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