dokun
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[edit]Apocopic form of dokunu, possibly from Abé òdúkō (“dish of banana or tuber and sauce”), Twi Akan ɔ-dɔ̀kóno (“boiled maizebread”).[1] Compare English duckanoo, English ducana.
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- a sweet treat made of grated cassava (manioc) and cocos, wrapped in a banana leaf and then steamed
- 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary][2], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
- dokkunnu. Klössel (z.B. von Welschkorn, gelber Bananne, Pinda[)]
- dokkunnu. Dumpling (e.g. of maize, yellow banana, peanut)
- 1975, “Basya Adyuku koni”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam[3], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 86:
- A krabdagu taki: - Angri e kiri mi ba. A di mi si yu e nyan, ne mi kon.
Adyuku taki: - We san mi e nyan, mi no sabi efu yu sa nyan en. Na kasaba dokun mi tyari. Efu yu sa nyan en, dan mi sa gi yu.- The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.
Adyuku said: 'I say, I don't know whether you'll want to eat what I'm eating. I brought cassava duckanoo. If you'll eat it, then I'll give it to you.
- The crab-eating raccoon said: 'I'm starving, brother. When I saw that you're eating, I came over immediately.
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