sukuma wiki

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An East African dish of greens (especially collard greens) simmered with tomatoes. uncountable
  2. collard greens uncountable

词源

Etymology tree
Swahili sukuma
Proto-Indo-European *weyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *wikǭ
Proto-West Germanic *wikā
Old English wiċe
Middle English wyke
English weekbor.
Swahili wiki
Swahili sukuma wikibor.
English sukuma wiki
Borrowed from Swahili sukuma wiki (literally “to push the week”), from sukuma + wiki. The vegetable is generally affordable and available all-year round in East Africa. It forms part of the staple dish in this region together with ugali.
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