Swahili
kikaimati
ki-ka-i-MA-ti
How to say it
Swahilikikaimatiki-ka-i-MA-tisoon
Englishporridge, frittersoon
Frenchbouillie, beignetsoon
Meaning
a kind of porridge made from wheat meal, or a fried pancake or fritter.
Good to know
(kind of) porridge, gruel (made of wheat meal); (kind of) pan- cake, fritter
Examples
- Mama alipika kikaimati kwa kifungua kinywa.Mother cooked kikaimati porridge for breakfast.
- Kikaimati hiki kinaliwa na asali?Is this kikaimati eaten with honey?
- Hawakupata unga wa kutosha kutengeneza kikaimati.They did not have enough flour to make kikaimati.
- Wageni walifurahia vikaimati vilivyokaangwa jikoni.The guests enjoyed the fritters fried in the kitchen.
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