fufu
noun/ˈfuːfuː/
/ˈfuːfuː/
(also foo-foo)
West African English [fùfú]
[uncountable] (West African English)- a smooth white food made by boiling and pressing together the roots of plants such as cocoyams and cassava, often eaten with soups or stewsWord OriginFrom Akan (the language of the Akan people of southern Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire) fufuu.
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