fufu

Meaning

Noun

  • A dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in West and Equatorial Africa and the Caribbean. Sold in speciality stores in dry powdered or granulated form.

Related

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Origin

  • From West African languages such as Ewe, fufĂș.

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