fufu

American

[foo-foo] / ˈfuˌfu /

Or fu-fu,

noun

a doughlike West African dish of boiled and ground plantain, yam, or cassava, made into balls to go with soups or stews.

Etymology

Origin of fufu

First recorded in 1740–50; from a West African language; compare Twi fufuu, Ewe fufu, Yoruba fùfú, Cuban Spanish fufú

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile Klenam and I made the fufu, me pounding the steaming plantain and cassava together in the large wooden mortar while she turned and shaped the blended mass adeptly between each stroke of the pestle.

From Literature

There’s also a bowl of fufu—starchy dough that Ama used to make for holidays—and a few trays of chofi, fried turkey tail that my uncle always seems to overcook.

From Literature

It’s not long before I step in a half-eaten bowl of fufu.

From Literature

"I always got so many tips because I used to memorise the whole menu and I was very sharp mouthed. So I would shout out: 'Oh what do you guys want to have? We have fufu, garri, semo,'" she says, mimicking a child's voice as she lists her country's staple foods.

From BBC

"Egusi soup and fufu, that's more popular... they love jollof rice too," Dr Ogbo says, reeling off a list of his customers' favourite dishes.

From BBC

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