fufu

or fu-fu, foo·foo, foo-foo

[ foo-foo ]

noun

1. a doughlike West African dish of boiled and ground plantain, yam, or cassava, made into balls to go with soups or stews.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fufu¹

First recorded in 1740–50; from a West African language; compare Twi fufuu, Ewe fufu, Yoruba fùfú, Cuban Spanish fufú