sukuma wiki

noun

An East African dish of greens (especially collard greens) simmered with tomatoes.

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Meanings

nounsukuma wiki (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn East African dish of greens (especially collard greens) simmered with tomatoes.
  2. uncountablecollard greens

Origin

  1. Swahilisukuma wiki
  2. Swahilisukuma wiki
  3. Englishsukuma wiki

Borrowed from Swahili sukuma wiki (literally “to push the week”), from sukuma + wiki. The vegetable is generally affordable and available all-year round in East Africa. It forms part of the staple dish in this region together with ugali.

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APA

sukuma wiki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sukuma%20wiki

MLA

“sukuma wiki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sukuma%20wiki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sukuma wiki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sukuma%20wiki.

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