Definition of jollof rice in English:
jollof rice
nounˈdʒɒləf rʌɪsˈjäləf ˌrīs
A West African stew made with rice, chilli peppers, and meat or fish.
Example sentencesExamples
- Presumably the argument is that whether a person ingests jollof rice voluntarily or does so because he or she is force-fed, the fact remains that they have eaten jollof rice.
- Ambassador Fernandez bought Christian a house for $280,000 and sent him to London to learn how to prepare Nigerian dishes such as asaro (yam porridge) and jollof rice.
- No disrespect intended, but have you and your husband tasted everyone's jollof rice to make such a statement?
- A west African one-pot meal, jollof rice, is also popular.
- Like fufu with peanut soup, jollof rice is a popular Ghanaian dish that is at its best with plenty of spice.
Origin
Jollof, variant of Wolof.