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ugali

/ uːˈɡaliː /

noun

  1. a type of stiff porridge made by mixing corn meal with boiling water: the basic starch constituent of a meal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ugali1

from Swahili
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Example Sentences

Corn flour, a staple in Kenyan households that is used to make corn meal known as ugali, has doubled in price over the last year.

Corn flour, a staple in Kenyan households that is used to make corn meal known as ugali, has doubled in price over the last year.

That night we dined on a local dish called ugali, a polenta-like mash that you ball to sop up stew with your fingers, and washed it down with Kilimanjaro lager.

Millions have tuned in to watch the bubbly home cook journey from Singapore’s silky white Hainanese chicken rice to Tanzania’s fluffy ugali.

The fallout from the supply chain issues is being felt across the city, where households depend on maize flour to make the staple dish ugali.

From Reuters

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