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Amala

Amala

See also: amala, amalá, amalà, and amala-

English

Proper noun

Amala

  1. Name of Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
  2. A female given name commonly used in India.

amala

amala

See also: Amala, amalá, amalà, and amala-

English

Noun

amala (uncountable)

  1. A thick paste made from yam skin, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine
    • 2002 September 20, Steve Dolinsky, “All Over the Map”, in Chicago Reader:
      The amala, or fermented yam, is an acquired taste, arriving in a grayish steamed mound, wrapped in plastic; it's neither sweet nor sour.

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Asturian

Verb

amala

  1. third-person singular present indicative of amalar
  2. second-person singular imperative of amalar