asham
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
asham (uncountable)
- (Caribbean, Jamaica) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.
- 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 682:
- I’m looking at damn coconut drops and feel like asking if they have any dukunnu, asham or jackass corn.
Anagrams[edit]
Hausa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Kanuri ashâm (“fasting during Ramadan”), from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
asham m
Ojibwe[edit]
Verb[edit]
asham (changed conjunct form eshamaad, reduplicated form ayasham)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/asham-vta
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