suya

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noun

A marinated spicy kebab from Nigeria.

OriginHausa suya →
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Meanings

nounsuya (plural suyas)

plural suyas

  1. A marinated spicy kebab from Nigeria.

    Elizabeth started eating her suya, her eyes on my face.

    2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 186

Origin

  1. Hausasuya
  2. Hausasuya
  3. Englishsuya

Borrowed from Hausa suya.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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