gursha
Language: Amharic · [ˈɡurʃa] · Pronunciation: GOOR-shah
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Meaning
a mouthful of food placed by hand into someone else's mouth, as affection
The story
At an Ethiopian table everyone eats from one platter of injera, and at some point a host wraps a piece around some stew and puts it straight into your mouth. The bigger the gursha, the warmer the gesture. English has only hand-feeding, which does not sound nearly as kind.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Amharic
- What does it show?
- Affection and respect
- Where would you hear it?
- A shared platter of injera and stew
- What does it mean?
- Placing food in a guest's mouth by hand
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