Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fufu

/ˈfuˌfu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: fu-fu
IPA: /ˈfuˌfu/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

intj

Alternative form of fufufu (onomatopoeia for laughter; especially a snicker).

Slang

Example Sentences

"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.”"

Etymology

From West African languages, such as Lingala fufú (“white-white”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfuˌfu/
British English: /ˈfuːˌfuː/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

foofoo (alternative) foo-foo (alternative) foufou (alternative)

Synonyms

choke-me

Questions

How do you pronounce fufu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfuˌfu/.
What does fufu mean?: 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.
Where does fufu come from?: From West African languages, such as Lingala fufú (“white-white”).

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