ugali

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noun

African cornmeal porridge

OriginSwahili ugali →
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Meanings

nounugali (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAfrican cornmeal porridge

    Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge.

    2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 256

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nshimaposho

Origin

  1. Swahiliugali
  2. Swahiliugali
  3. Englishugali

Borrowed from Swahili ugali, from an Eastern Sudanic language.

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Translations

Afrikaans mieliepap
  • mieliepapmaize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge
Swahili ugali
  • ugalimaize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge
Zulu uphuthu
  • uphuthumaize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gulai
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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