nshima

English

Alternative forms

• nsima

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably derived from Bemba”)

Noun

nshima (uncountable)

1. A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.

Translations

porridge made from maize or sorghum

• Afrikaans: mieliepap
• Bemba: nshima
• Chichewa: nsima
• French: nshima m
• Luhya: busuma
• Northern Ndebele: isitshwala
• Portuguese: chima f
• Rwanda-Rundi: ubugali
• Shona: sadza
• Swahili: ugali (sw)
• Tumbuka: sima

Anagrams

• Ishman, Mishna, hamsin, minahs