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Pronunciation / Transliteration: polenta di mais
"La polenta di mais è molto comune nell'Africa orientale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A stiff maize-meal porridge that is a staple food in East Africa, particularly Uganda and Kenya.
"The children ate posho and beans for lunch at school."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from East African languages such as Swahili and local dialects, 'posho' originates from the colonial era maize-meal porridge staple. The term likely stems from a corruption or adaptation of the English word 'portion', reflecting the distributed rations given to workers and school pupils in East Africa.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Posho" is said worldwide
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bouillie de maïs
Transliteration: bouiji duh mais
"Le posho est un plat de base en Afrique de l'Est."
Maisbrei
Transliteration: Maisbray
"Maisbrei ist ein Grundnahrungsmittel in Ostafrika."
polenta di mais
Transliteration: polenta di mais
"La polenta di mais è molto comune nell'Africa orientale."
gachas de maíz
Transliteration: gachas de mahis
"Las gachas de maíz son un alimento básico en África Oriental."
papa de milho
Transliteration: papa de meelyu
"A papa de milho é um alimento básico na África Oriental."
मक्के का दलिया
Transliteration: makke ka daliya
"पूर्वी अफ्रीका में मक्के का दलिया मुख्य भोजन है।"
玉米糊
Transliteration: yù mǐ hú
"玉米糊东非人的主食之一。"
옥수수 죽
Transliteration: oksusu juk
"옥수수 죽은 동아프리카의 주식이다."
とうもろこしの粥
Transliteration: toumorokoshi no kayu
"とうもろこしの粥は東アフリカの主食です。"
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