wagasi

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noun

A soft, mild Beninese cheese made from cows' milk.

OriginYoruba wàrà →
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Meanings

nounwagasi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA soft, mild Beninese cheese made from cows' milk.

Origin

  1. Yorubawàrà“milk”
  2. Englishwagasi

*A term used among some ethnic groups in northern Benin to describe a locally made cheese. Ultimately from Yoruba wàrà (“milk”) + kàṣì (“to become sour, to mold, to become stale”). "Sour milk."

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APA

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

MLA

“wagasi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wagasi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wagasi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wagasi.

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