Definition of "egusi"

Along with soft drinks and toothpaste, bodegas and delis carry items like an African bleaching cream used to lighten the skin, a malted milk beverage called Nestle Milo that is popular in West Africa, and cans of egusi, melon seeds that are the base of a pungent soup laden with vegetables.

2007 July 22, Nana Kankam, “Uptown, Africa Toujours”, in New York Times‎