fufú

See also: fufu, fúfu, fūfù, and foo-foo

Lingala

Etymology

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Noun

fufú class 9 (plural fufú class 10, colloquial plural bafufú class 2)

1. semolina or flour, especially of cassava
2. porridge, made from fufú and water by boiling and stirring until solid

References

• Ashem Tem Kawata (2004) Dictionnaire lingala-falansé et français-lingala (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

fufú m (plural fufús or fufúes)

1. a West African dish made with flour, usually casava, cocoyam, and plantain

Further reading

• “fufú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “fufú”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010