noun Street Slang

Suya

SOO-yah · noun · slang

Spicy Nigerian skewered grilled meat, a nationwide street-food staple.

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Definitions

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Suya is thinly sliced, skewered meat (usually beef) grilled over an open flame and coated in a dry, spicy peanut-based rub called yaji. It's sold by roadside vendors, often called 'mallams,' across Nigeria.

“Let's grab suya and a cold drink from the mallam on the corner.”
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A popular Nigerian street food of thinly sliced, skewered meat coated in a spicy peanut-based seasoning ("yaji") and grilled over an open flame.

“Make we go buy suya for the aboki by the junction tonight.”
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Suya In A Sentence

Let's grab suya and a cold drink from the mallam on the corner.

Origin & Usage

From Hausa 'suya' ('to fry'); Farooq Kperogi notes Hausa speakers themselves usually call the dish 'tsire,' but the easier-to-pronounce 'suya' is the name that spread nationwide.

Tags #hausa#hausa-slang#nigerian#west-african

People Also Ask

What is suya?

Spicy grilled skewered meat, usually beef, coated in a peanut-based spice rub called yaji, sold by street vendors across Nigeria.

What do Hausa people call suya?

Often 'tsire' — 'suya' is the name that became more widely adopted nationally because it's easier to pronounce.

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