dika bread

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dika bread - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dika \Di"ka\, n. [Native West African name.]
     A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the
     Irvingia Barteri, much used by natives of the west coast of
     Africa; -- called also dika bread.
     [1913 Webster]

dika bread - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dika bread
      n 1: somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating
           seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some
           African peoples