Explore Injera through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Injera in a sentence
Injera meaning
A pancakelike flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan.
Using Injera
- The main meaning on this page is: A pancakelike flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan.
Context around Injera
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Injera
- In this selection, "injera" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ethiopian, sour, single and scored stand out and add context to how "injera" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a single injera and and sour injera is made. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "injera" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with injera
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Teff is used to make injera or canjeero (Somali) bread. (10 words)
Chef Genet Gebeye and her daughter demonstrate the art of making Ethiopian injera. (13 words)
The spongy and sour injera is made on-site in three varieties — wheat, sorghum, and teff. (16 words)
When eating injera, a person uses his or her right hand to strip off a piece, wraps it around some wat or kitfo, and then puts it into his or her mouth. (32 words)
Injera scored his 260th try in the series, as Shujaa were relegated to the 5th place semi final, where they lost 17-7 to New Zealand. (26 words)
The plate, which is much larger than most plates, is draped from edge to edge with a single injera. (19 words)
Example sentences (7)
Chef Genet Gebeye and her daughter demonstrate the art of making Ethiopian injera.
The spongy and sour injera is made on-site in three varieties — wheat, sorghum, and teff.
Injera scored his 260th try in the series, as Shujaa were relegated to the 5th place semi final, where they lost 17-7 to New Zealand.
The plate, which is much larger than most plates, is draped from edge to edge with a single injera.
Teff is used to make injera or canjeero (Somali) bread.
This meal, consisting of injera and several kinds of wat (stew), is typical of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
When eating injera, a person uses his or her right hand to strip off a piece, wraps it around some wat or kitfo, and then puts it into his or her mouth.