nsiman.

Brit.

/(ə)nˈsiːmə/, U.S.

/(ə)nˈsimə/

Forms: 1900s– nshima, 1900s– nsima.

Origin: A borrowing from a Bantu language. Etymons: Mambwe nsima; Biisa nsima.

Etymology: < Mambwe nsima mush, porridge of meal (flour) and water, Biisa nsima porridge of meal and water, or a similar form in another Bantu language of eastern Zambia and northern Malawi. Compare Namwanga insima stiff porridge of maize, millet, or cassava flour.

A kind of thick porridge made from meal (flour) and water and forming a staple food in parts of southern and eastern Africa.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > porridges > [noun]

polentaOE

papelotec1400

pottagea1500

crowdy-mowdy?a1513

drowsen1519

pease porridge?1548

plum pottage1574

sowens1582

grout1587

orgementa1590

plum porridge1591

loblolly1597

pease pottage1600

girt-brew1620

washbrew1620

lentil-porridge1622

hominy1630

porridgea1643

samp1643

nettle-pottage1659

nettle-porridge1661

crowdie1668

suppawn1670

mush1671

rockahominy1674

stirabouta1691

praiseach1698

sagamité1698

brochan1700

atole1716

burgoo1750

purry1751

fungee1789

pepper porridge1803

kasha1808

mamaliga1808

skilligalee1819

bean-porridge1821

skilly1839

sap porridge1842

corn-mush1846

oatmeal mush1850

pap1858

ugali1860

oatmeal1873

mealie-meal1880

mealie-pap1880

uji1889

sadza1899

nsima1907

putu papa1910

posho1927

putu1949

ogi1957

whey-porridge-

1907 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 37 123 The Angoni wash the right hand, take nsima from the dish with the right hand, roll it in a ball, and then dip in the ndiwo.

1956 M. Read Ngoni of Nyasaland iii. iii. 130 Then the food, bowls of nsima with large pieces of meat on top, was divided.

1983 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 24 Apr. 13 With food subsidies drastically reduced, the price of nshima, the cornmeal pancake served at every meal, almost doubled in a year.

2002 Independent (Nexis) 8 July 3 The food crisis is deepened by the Malawian passion for nsima, the staple food, made from maize flour into patties that have the appearance and bland taste of solid semolina.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nsima
释义	nsiman. Brit. /(ə)nˈsiːmə/, U.S. /(ə)nˈsimə/ Forms: 1900s– nshima, 1900s– nsima. Origin: A borrowing from a Bantu language. Etymons: Mambwe nsima; Biisa nsima. Etymology: < Mambwe nsima mush, porridge of meal (flour) and water, Biisa nsima porridge of meal and water, or a similar form in another Bantu language of eastern Zambia and northern Malawi. Compare Namwanga insima stiff porridge of maize, millet, or cassava flour. A kind of thick porridge made from meal (flour) and water and forming a staple food in parts of southern and eastern Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > porridges > [noun] polentaOE papelotec1400 pottagea1500 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 drowsen1519 pease porridge?1548 plum pottage1574 sowens1582 grout1587 orgementa1590 plum porridge1591 loblolly1597 pease pottage1600 girt-brew1620 washbrew1620 lentil-porridge1622 hominy1630 porridgea1643 samp1643 nettle-pottage1659 nettle-porridge1661 crowdie1668 suppawn1670 mush1671 rockahominy1674 stirabouta1691 praiseach1698 sagamité1698 brochan1700 atole1716 burgoo1750 purry1751 fungee1789 pepper porridge1803 kasha1808 mamaliga1808 skilligalee1819 bean-porridge1821 skilly1839 sap porridge1842 corn-mush1846 oatmeal mush1850 pap1858 ugali1860 oatmeal1873 mealie-meal1880 mealie-pap1880 uji1889 sadza1899 nsima1907 putu papa1910 posho1927 putu1949 ogi1957 whey-porridge- 1907 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 37 123 The Angoni wash the right hand, take nsima from the dish with the right hand, roll it in a ball, and then dip in the ndiwo. 1956 M. Read Ngoni of Nyasaland iii. iii. 130 Then the food, bowls of nsima with large pieces of meat on top, was divided. 1983 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 24 Apr. 13 With food subsidies drastically reduced, the price of nshima, the cornmeal pancake served at every meal, almost doubled in a year. 2002 Independent (Nexis) 8 July 3 The food crisis is deepened by the Malawian passion for nsima, the staple food, made from maize flour into patties that have the appearance and bland taste of solid semolina. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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