"sukuma wiki" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili sukuma wiki (literally “to push the week”), from sukuma + wiki. The vegetable is generally affordable and available all-year round in East Africa. It forms part of the staple dish in this region together with ugali. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|sw:sukuma wiki<lit:to push the week><ety:af<sukuma><wiki>>|text=++|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "sukuma", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sw" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "week", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "sequence", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bend", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*weyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*wikǭ", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*wikā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "wice", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "wyke", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "week", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "wiki", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "sukuma wiki", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sukuma wiki", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sukuma wiki"> Borrowed from Swahili sukuma wiki (literally “to push the week”), from sukuma + wiki. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolink=1}} sukuma wiki (uncountable)
  1. An East African dish of greens (especially collard greens) simmered with tomatoes. Tags: uncountable
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  2. collard greens Tags: uncountable
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