(Caribbean, Jamaica) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.
I’m looking at damn coconut drops and feel like asking if they have any dukunnu, asham or jackass corn.
Asham means: A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Asham means: A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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Ashcake is a term for johnnycake — a simple cornmeal flatbread — specifically when baked directly in or on hot ashes rather than in a pan. The name describes the cooking method: the dough was placed directly onto hot ash embers, giving the bread a slightly charred outer crust. Historically associated with enslaved people, indigenous communities, and frontier cooking in the Eastern US. The term is now primarily historical and regional.
(Eastern, _, US) A johnnycake.
(musical instrument, Caribbean) Any of several kinds of traditional shakers or rattles found throughout the Caribbean.
(Caribbean) A steamed dish of cornmeal, flour, fruit, etc. wrapped in a banana leaf.
asham means: A dessert made from shelled and parched corn pounded into powder.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Found on Facebook. I follow a group of Eric Ravielous's admirers. Peggy Angus: 'Asham Cement Works' 1934. From 1934 to 1939 Eric visited Peggy's Furlongs cottage in the South Downs many times. They'd go over a hill to paint Asham Cement Works.”
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