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cou-cou

British  
/ ˈkuːkuː, ˈkʊkuː /

noun

  1. a preparation of boiled corn meal and okras, stirred to a stiff consistency with a cou-cou stick , eaten in the Caribbean

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Etymology

Origin of cou-cou

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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Over their heads they could hear the feet of pigeons on the roof, and a constant drowsy rou-cou- cou-cou.

From Three Soldiers by Dos Passos, John

The firing was terrible, our cou-cou lost some leaves of his wreath there.

From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

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