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sukuma wiki

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Swahili sukuma Proto-Indo-European *weyg-der. Proto-Germanic *wikǭ Proto-West Germanic *wikā Old English wiċe Middle English wyke English weekbor. Swahili wiki Swahili sukuma wikibor. English sukuma wiki 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.

  1. derived from *wikǭ Proto-West Germanic *wikā Old English wiċe Middle English wyke English weekbor✻
  2. derived from *weyg-der✻

Definitions

  1. An East African dish of greens (especially collard greens) simmered with tomatoes.

  2. collard greens

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA