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sufuria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sʊ.fʊˈrɪ.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /sʊ.fʊˈri.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A deep metal cooking pot with a flat base and no handles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Africa, East

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic صُفْر (ṣufr)der. Omani Arabic صفرية (ṣufriya)bor. Swahili sufuriabor. English sufuria Borrowed from Swahili sufuria, from Arabic صُفْر (ṣufr, “brass”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Kikuyu: thaburia — deep cooking pot
  • Malagasy: kasiraoly — deep cooking pot
  • Swahili: sufuria — deep cooking pot