moimoi

Naija

Alternative Form

maimai

Etymology

From: Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • mɔímɔí

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Noun

  • Name of food wey dey make from beans wey dey don peel and wash di back, wey dey con add pepper, onions, con grind am, con cook am inside container.
  • I dey like to chop moimoi and bread.  — (I love eating beans pudding and bread.)
  • If you grow for Nigeria, moimoi na one of di food you go don chop well well as pikin.  — (If you grew up in Nigeria, moimoi is one of the delicacies you would have eaten as a child.)

Translation

  • English: moimoi