fufu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fufu
First recorded in 1740–50; from a West African language; compare Twi fufuu, Ewe fufu, Yoruba fùfú, Cuban Spanish fufú
Example Sentences
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At a busy Beirut centre, migrant volunteers stirred pots of okra soup and shaped balls of the African staple fufu, keeping food coming for those caught between the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Back in St Lucia, Dr Ogbo says his attempts to bring egusi, fufu and jollof to local people are a small but worthy contribution to the strengthening of relations between Africa and the Caribbean.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
The menu showcases classic West African dishes: peanut butter soup, fufu, meat pies and fried fish.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Hair braiding salons popped up, as did supermarkets selling varieties of fufu, bottles of Vimto, a soft drink popular in West Africa, and canned eggplant.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
When Mama Tataba incanted this hymn to all of us, under her breath, she was not calling us fufu eaters or fufu shunners or anything I could have guessed.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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