Meaning & use
fufu
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A staple West African dish made by pounding starchy foods, such as cassava or plantain, into a soft, dough-like ball.
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The family gathered to eat fufu with a spicy vegetable stew.
She learned to pound fufu the traditional way, using a large wooden mortar and pestle.
A note on using this word
Fufu is eaten across much of West and Central Africa and is traditionally torn by hand and used to scoop up stews and soups.
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