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sima

noun

LanguageTumbuka

Meaning
  1. nshima (porridge made from maize or sorghum)
  2. nshima
  3. A traditional staple food in the form of a thick porridge made from maize or sorghum flour.
Examples

Nkhurye sima na mphangwe.

I am eating nshima with wild spinach.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is the primary food eaten with almost every meal in Tumbuka-speaking regions.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.