"ugali" meaning in English

See ugali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili ugali. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sw|ugali}} Borrowed from Swahili ugali Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ugali (uncountable)
  1. African cornmeal porridge Wikipedia link: ugali Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Translations (maize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge): mieliepap (Afrikaans), ngima (Kikuyu), ubugari (Rwanda-Rundi), sadza (Shona), ugali (Swahili), vuswa (Tsonga), uphuthu (Zulu)
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