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Meaning of fufu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈfuːˌfuː/

Definitions

A dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in West and Equatorial Africa and the Caribbean, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form.

uncountable

Examples

“Africans generally serve highly seasoned stews with a starch - corn, millet, yams, cassava or rice - which they mash and whip to a paste, called fufu in West Africa. This is topped with a sauce known as palava.”
““I want some real food,” Binta angrily said. “Like fufu and egusi soup.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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