English Explanatory Dictionary

angu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.
noun
  1. A cannibalistic people inhabiting the mountains of southwestern Morobe in Papua New Guinea.

Word forms

angu angus

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese angu, from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).

Synonyms

Kukukuku
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