egusi
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: ẹgusi
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
egusi (uncountable)
- Melon seeds that are ground to make soup in West Africa.
- 2007 July 22, Nana Kankam, “Uptown, Africa Toujours”, in New York Times[1]:
- Along with soft drinks and toothpaste, bodegas and delis carry items like an African bleaching cream used to lighten the skin, a malted milk beverage called Nestle Milo that is popular in West Africa, and cans of egusi, melon seeds that are the base of a pungent soup laden with vegetables.
Translations[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Igbo[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
egúsí
- egusi (melon seeds used to make soup)