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matoke

British  
/ maˈtɔkɛ /

noun

  1. (in Uganda) the flesh of bananas, boiled and mashed as a food

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of matoke

C20: from Luganda

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Cassava, matoke and potato gardens withered; livestock died and eventually her family was forced to sell off the land.

From The Guardian Oct. 17, 2021

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