nsam
NounNdebe script
Meanings
small shellfish found in salt water; periwinkle (compare ejùnà, kòso)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Anyị zụtara nsam n'ahịa taa.
— We bought periwinkles at the market today.
Saa nsam ndị a nke ọma tupu i sie ha.
— Wash these periwinkles well before you cook them.
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