nasaump

nasaump
na·saump

English syllables. 2014.

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  • nasaump — nəˈsȯmp noun ( s) Etymology: Narraganset : hominy …   Useful english dictionary

  • samp — noun Etymology: modification of Narragansett nasàump corn mush Date: 1643 coarse hominy or a boiled cereal made from it …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Samp — is dried corn kernels that have been stamped and chopped until broken but not as fine as Mielie meal or mielie rice. The coating around the kernel loosens and is removed during the pounding and stamping process. It is used in the Xhosa variant of …   Wikipedia

  • samp — /samp/, n. Northeastern U.S. 1. coarsely ground corn. 2. a porridge made of it. [1635 45, Amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) nasàump cornmeal mush (c. Munsee Delaware nsá·pa·n < Proto Eastern Algonquian *nahsa·pa·n)] * * * …   Universalium

  • samp — [[t]sæmp[/t]] n. 1) coarsely ground corn 2) a porridge made of it • Etymology: 1635–45, amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) nasàump cornmeal mush …   From formal English to slang

  • samp — ☆ samp [samp ] n. [< Narragansett nasàump, cornmeal mush] 1. coarse meal of Indian corn 2. a porridge made from this …   English World dictionary

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