Baganda

/ (bəˈɡændə, -ˈɡɑːn-) /

noun

(functioning as plural) a Negroid people of E Africa living chiefly in UgandaSee also Ganda (def. 1), Luganda

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby Baganda

baffleplate, baffling, baffy, BAFTA, bag, Baganda, bag and baggage, bagasse, bagassosis, bagatelle, Bagdad

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Example sentences from the Web for Baganda

The Baganda will not be benefited either morally or materially by contact with modern money-making or modern money-makers.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill
The Baganda usually attributed any illness of the king to ghosts, because no man would dare to practise magic on him.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer
According to the Baganda the first man who came to earth in Uganda was named Kintu.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer
They have built many excellent schools, and thousands of young Baganda are being taught to read and write in their own language.
My African Journey|Winston Churchill

Among the Baganda wives are kept apart from the men's quarters.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

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