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Amala vs Amla - What's the difference?

amala | amla |

As nouns the difference between amala and amla

is that amala is a thick paste made from yam skin, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine while amla is Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, a deciduous tree.

amala

English

Noun

(-)
  • A thick paste made from yam skin, eaten chiefly in Yoruba cuisine
  • * {{quote-news, year=2002, date=September 20, author=Steve Dolinsky, title=All Over the Map, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=The amala , or fermented yam, is an acquired taste, arriving in a grayish steamed mound, wrapped in plastic; it's neither sweet nor sour. }}

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    amla

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Phyllanthus emblica , the Indian gooseberry, a deciduous tree.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 26, author=Katherine Russell Rich, title=Go Suck on a Topaz, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Less stately advice is also offered: the amla fruit, boiled, is an excellent hair conditioner. }}
  • The bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.