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fufu
or fu-fu, foo·foo, foo-foo
[ foo-foo ]
noun
- a doughlike West African dish of boiled and ground plantain, yam, or cassava, made into balls to go with soups or stews.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fufu1
First recorded in 1740–50; from a West African language; compare Twi fufuu, Ewe fufu, Yoruba fùfú, Cuban Spanish fufú
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