单词 | ugali |
释义 | ugalin. A kind of thick porridge made from (usually maize) flour and water, forming a staple food in parts of East Africa. Cf. nsima n., unga n. 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- 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 54 Their food is mostly ‘ugali’, the thick porridge of boiled millet or maize-flour, which represents the staff of life in East Africa. 1974 Sunday News (Tanzania) 29 Sept. 4/7 We would get out early in the morning—work for a few hours before stopping at about ten thirty for an ugali break. 2019 Sunday Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 10 Nov. In western Kenya if you don't eat ugali for lunch or dinner you have slept hungry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1860 |
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