noma
Americannoun
plural
nomasnoun
Etymology
Origin of noma
1825–35; < New Latin, Latin nomē a sore, ulcer < Greek nomḗ a feeding, grazing (akin to némein to feed, graze, consume)
Example Sentences
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Several times crowned the best restaurant in the world, noma, a beacon of gastronomy in Copenhagen, wants to carve a niche among home cooks by selling them some of its products.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
The noma "touch" owes much to fermentation -- which can render even pine edible -- as well as to its sophisticated broths.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
WHO’s listing comes after years of advocacy to raise awareness about the disease, including a January request from Nigeria and 32 other countries with significant numbers of noma cases.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023
"Winter 2024 will be the last season of noma as we know it. We are beginning a new chapter; noma 3.0."
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023
The noma or fetich spear to be carried in front of the caravan, with charms secured to it, was thus prepared.
From Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Nassau, Robert Hamill
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