alkama

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَمْحَة‎ (qamḥa).

Noun

àlkamā̀ f (possessed form àlkamàr̃)

1. wheat <> wani irin tsiro dangin shinkafa, wanda ake shukawa a fadama ana yi mata bayi, ƙwayoyinta girman kusan ɗaya da na shinkafa sai dai launinta ƙasa-ƙasa ne; ana abinci iri-iri da ita kamar su alkaki, alkubus, da funkaso. Da ita ake fulawa.
   • Synonym: alƙama

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