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Meaning of awaze | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ɑˈwɑ.zeɪ/

Definitions

A spicy sauce or paste, made with chili peppers and usually reddish in colour, used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.

uncountable

Examples

“Today her short fingernails are tinged yellow from turmeric, on the back of her wrist a dot of awaze, the red pepper paste gleaming like fresh blood.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

AWB Awbrey AWD awdl Awdry AWDs