"samp" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /samp/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-samp.wav [Southern-England] Forms: samps [plural]
Rhymes: -amp Etymology: From Massachusett nasamp, nasaump (“softened with water”); compare suppawn. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|wam|nasamp}} Massachusett nasamp, {{m|wam|nasaump||softened with water}} nasaump (“softened with water”), {{m|en|suppawn}} suppawn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} samp (countable and uncountable, plural samps)
  1. (chiefly US) An article of food consisting of coarse ground maize, or a porridge made from it. Wikipedia link: samp Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Maize (food)

Inflected forms

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