asham

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Noun

asham (uncountable)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri ashâm (fasting during Ramadan), from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).

Pronunciation

Noun

asham m

  1. (Islam) tarawih (extra prayers at night during Ramadan)

Ojibwe

Verb

asham (changed conjunct form eshamaad, reduplicated form ayasham)

  1. feed
    Indaga naa asham a'awe.
    You'd better feed him.
  2. serve food to

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