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单词 ugali
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ugalin.

Brit. /uːˈɡɑːli/, U.S. /uˈɡɑli/, East African English /uˈɡali/
Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili ugali.
Etymology: < Swahili ugali < u-, class prefix + -gali, denoting the staple food.
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.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > porridges > [noun]
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drowsen1519
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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
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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).
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