"tuo zaafi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tuo.ˈzaːfi/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hausa tuo (“cooked flour”) + zaafi (“hot”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ha|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hausa, {{bor+|en|ha|-}} Borrowed from Hausa, {{com|ha|tuo|zaafi|nocat=1|t1=cooked flour|t2=hot}} tuo (“cooked flour”) + zaafi (“hot”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} tuo zaafi (uncountable)
  1. A staple food, made with maize or millet flower, commonly eaten in northern Ghana. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Categories (place): Ghana Synonyms: TZ [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-tuo_zaafi-en-noun-UthM9w5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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