Meanings
nounmandazi (countable and uncountable, plural mandazis or mandazi)
plural mandazis
- countableuncountableA form of fried bread from eastern Africa.
Origin
- Swahilimandazi
- Englishmandazi
From Swahili mandazi.
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APA
mandazi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandazi
MLA
“mandazi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandazi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandazi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandazi.
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