nshima

English

Nshima (top right corner)

Alternative forms

• nsima

Etymology

Borrowed from an African language, probably Bemba nshima. Compare Chichewa nsíma.

Noun

nshima (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• pap
• posho
• sadza
• ugali

Translations

porridge made from maize or sorghum

• Afrikaans: mieliepap (af)
• Bemba: nshima
• Chichewa: nsima
• French: nshima m
• Luhya: busuma
• Ndebele:

  Northern Ndebele: isitshwala

• Portuguese: chima f
• Rwanda-Rundi: ubugali
• Shona: sadza
• Sranan Tongo: akansa
• Swahili: ugali (sw)
• Tumbuka: sima

Anagrams

• Ishman, Mishna, hamsin, minahs