shito

English

Etymology

From Ga shito (“pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪtˌoʊ/, (sometimes) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiˌtoʊ/

Noun

shito (uncountable)

1. A spicy Ghanaian sauce made with seafood, tomatoes, garlic, peppers, and spices.
   • 2016, Patrick Ngulube, Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries, page 341:

     The quantity of the ground tomato, pepper, salt and onion is mixed with the smashed smoked fish and boiled in oil for about two hours and bottled. The bottled shito is found on the markets in Ghana and abroad.

Alternative forms

• shitor

Anagrams

• histo, histo-, hoist, hoits

Japanese

Romanization

shito

1. Rōmaji transcription of しと