| 释义 |
matoke|mæˈtəʊkeɪ|
[Local name.]
A preparation of the flesh of bananas, used as food in Uganda; also, the fruit itself. Also attrib.
1959N. W. Simmonds Bananas ix. 261 In Uganda..the unripe fruit is peeled, wrapped in banana leaves and..steamed... The product is called ‘matoke’ and it was the basic food of the Baganda people. 1962Lancet 5 May 942/1 The excretion of 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-H.I.A.A.) increases after the ingestion of matoke bananas, a normal article of diet of the Baganda people of Uganda. 1966B. Kimenye Kalasanda Revisited 17 The gleaming vehicle..was only on the road when they needed fresh supplies of matoke from the market. Ibid. 33 Kibuka had to resort to collecting matoke peelings in an old bucket. 1969Reporter (Nairobi) 16 May 39/1 For large areas of Uganda the staple food crop is bananas, or as it is known locally, matoke. |