ayamase

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noun

A stew made from green or red Scotch bonnet peppers.

OriginYoruba ayamáṣe →
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Meanings

nounayamase (uncountable)
  1. NigeriauncountableA stew made from green or red Scotch bonnet peppers.
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    After her conversation with Dele, Irne had made her way to the kitchen to finish her cooking. Thankfully, the ayamase stew did not burn. Irene had planned to make ayamase for her Oyinkan before she left. It was one of Oyinkan's favorite meals, and she knew that Oyinkan would never go to all through the trouble to cook it.

    2020, Ronke Abidoye, The Perfection In Love

Origin

  1. Yorubaayamáṣe
  2. Englishayamase

Borrowed from Yoruba ayamáṣe.

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APA

ayamase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayamase

MLA

“ayamase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayamase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ayamase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayamase.

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