"amala" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Borrowed from Yoruba àmàlà",
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Yoruba àmàlà.",
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          "ref": "2002 September 20, Steve Dolinsky, “All Over the Map”, in Chicago Reader:",
          "text": "The amala, or fermented yam, is an acquired taste, arriving in a grayish steamed mound, wrapped in plastic; it's neither sweet nor sour.",
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        "A thick paste made from yam or cassava flour, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine."
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          "code": "pcm",
          "lang": "Nigerian Pidgin",
          "sense": "thick paste made from yam or cassava flour",
          "word": "amala"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "thick paste made from yam or cassava flour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "amalá"
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          "sense": "thick paste made from yam or cassava flour",
          "word": "àmàlà"
        }
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  "word": "amala"
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      "sense": "thick paste made from yam or cassava flour",
      "word": "amala"
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      "sense": "thick paste made from yam or cassava flour",
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      "word": "amalá"
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      "word": "àmàlà"
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