Home › Words › N › nshimanshimanshima means A staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.EtymologyBorrowed from an African language, probably Bemba nshima. Compare Chichewa nsíma.nounA staple food in parts of Africa, a kind of porridge made from ground maize or sorghum flour.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sadza 74% match — Synonym of nshima (“maize porridge”). vs nshima →umngqusho 66% match — A Bantu dish of maize and vegetables. vs nshima →samp 63% match — An article of food consisting of coarse ground maize, or a porridge made from it. vs nshima →ugali 63% match — African cornmeal porridge vs nshima →mamaliga 60% match — A maize porridge originating in Romania. vs nshima →dhindo 59% match — A Nepalese staple, similar to polenta, made from maize flour and water. vs nshima →matoke 59% match — Mashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda. vs nshima →mukimo 59% match — A dish similar to mashed potatoes, but also containing maize and beans. vs nshima →