ugali
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of ugali
from Swahili
Example Sentences
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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.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023
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 • Dec. 19, 2022
Instead, customers were being offered alternatives such as a portion of the national staple ugali, or maize meal - not really what people go to KFC for.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2022
Rather than spend money on meat, most days they eat beans and boiled corn flour called ugali.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2018
As evening fell, she butchered us a chicken and made us a stew, which she served with a cornmeal mush called ugali.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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