Meanings
nounshito (uncountable)
alternative shitor
- uncountableA spicy Ghanaian sauce made with seafood, tomatoes, garlic, peppers, and spices.
The quantity of the ground tomato, pepper, salt and onion is mixed with the smashed smoked fish and boiled in oil for about two hours and bottled. The bottled shito is found on the markets in Ghana and abroad.
2016, Patrick Ngulube, Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries, page 341
Origin
- Gashito“pepper”
- Englishshito
From Ga shito (“pepper”).
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