Egusi (makwaara site ọdịiche tinyere agusi, agushi) bu aha maka abụba - na protein -rich mkpụrụ nke ụfọdụ cucurbitaceous osisi ( squash, egusi, afụfa ọhịa ), nke mgbe a agbakpochara ya kwoo ya akwo oburu isi sekpu nti n'ihe eji esi nri naWest Africa.￼ Ofe Egusi abaghi uru Nye Nani afo gi,Kama obu ezigbo nri juputara na to iron, calcium, Vitamin A na C, sodium, potassium, protein na carbohydrate na obere abụba, cholesterol, eriri, abụba juru afọ na shuga . Ndị ọchịchị ekwekọrịtaghị ma okwu a obu nke kwesịrị ekwesị maka osisi nke colocynth, ndị nke a akpan akpan nnukwu-seeded iche iche nke anyụ, ma ọ bụ generically maka ndị ọ bụla cucurbitaceous osisi. njirirmara and the ejigasi mkpuru a eme yrir nke ukwu. Mba ndi na-aku Egusi gunyere Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Nigeria, na Cameroon . Udi di mkuru akumaku esi na ya eweta egusi gunyereCucumeropsis mannii na Citrullus lanatus .