"ugali" meaning in English

See ugali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili ugali. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|sw|ugali|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Swahili ugali, {{bor+|en|sw|ugali}} Borrowed from Swahili ugali Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ugali (uncountable)
  1. African cornmeal porridge Wikipedia link: ugali Tags: uncountable Translations (maize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge): mieliepap (Afrikaans), ngima (Kikuyu), ubugari (Rwanda-Rundi), sadza (Shona), ugali (Swahili), vuswa (Tsonga), uphuthu (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-ugali-en-noun-Wkm58Y7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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