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coastal [noun]

Badaa

Maana (Definition)

A stiff customary dish made from sun-dried cassava flour, common along the Swahili coast.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

coastal cassava flour ugali / dense cassava porridge

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ugali ya muhogo

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Kijijini tulikula badaa kwa samaki wa kupaka."

Translation: In the village we ate cassava ugali with coconut fish.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Ugali na chumviChakula
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