ugali
/ (uːˈɡaliː) /
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noun
East African a type of stiff porridge made by mixing corn meal with boiling water: the basic starch constituent of a meal
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Word Origin for ugali
from Swahili
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Example sentences from the Web for ugali
Next day (23d) the chief Ugali came to pay his respects to us.
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