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Yassa

2 stages from Wolof to English.

Today it means a Senegalese dish of chicken or fish marinated and stewed in onions, lemon, and mustard

Where does the word "yassa" come from? It comes from Wolof yaxa, adopted directly into English (late 1900s).

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Stage 1 of 2
yaxa
Wolof · traditional
"to cook in an onion sauce"
described the method of marinating and stewing meat or fish in an onion sauce
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Stage 2 of 2
yassa
English · late 1900s
"a Senegalese dish of marinated, onion-stewed chicken or fish"
entered English through Senegalese restaurants and cookbooks describing the dish
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