sadza

Etymology

From Shona sadza

Noun

sadza (uncountable)

1. A cooked, pulverized grain meal (stiff porridge) that is the staple food in Zimbabwe
   • 2007, February 16, Zimbabwe’s Slide (1 Letter)‎:

     Locals would speak sorrowfully about the state of affairs, often while nursing their sole plate of sadza (maize porridge) for the day.

Anagrams

• Dazas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsad͡za]

Noun

sadza f

1. soot

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sadja, cognate with Russian са́жа (sáža), Bulgarian сажди (saždi), Čakavian Serbo-Croatian sađa and saže, Slovene saje. Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse sót (“soot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsad͡za/

Noun

sadza f (genitive singular sadze, nominative plural sadze, genitive plural sadzí, declension pattern of ulica)

1. soot

Further reading

• sadza in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk