cush-cush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cush-cush
First recorded in 1870–75; origin obscure
Example Sentences
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When they came to put the yams in, Quanqua put in a great many white yams, but Ananzi only put in one little red cush-cush yam.
From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe
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