"nshima" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nshima (uncountable)
  1. A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour. Wikipedia link: nshima Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: nsima Translations (porridge made from maize or sorghum): mieliepap (Afrikaans), nshima (Bemba), nsima (Chichewa), nshima [masculine] (French), busuma (Luhya), isitshwala (Northern Ndebele), chima [feminine] (Portuguese), ubugali (Rwanda-Rundi), sadza (Shona), ugali (Swahili), sima (Tumbuka)

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