English Explanatory Dictionary

fufu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form.
intj
  1. Alternative form of fufufu (onomatopoeia for laughter; especially a snicker).

Pronunciation

/ˈfuːˌfuː/ /ˈfuˌfu/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Izundu Okechukwu-Fufu.wav

Word forms

fufu foofoo foo-foo foufou

Etymology

From West African languages, such as Lingala fufú (“white-white”).

Synonyms

choke-me
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