fufú
Lingala
Etymology
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Noun
fufú class 9 (plural fufú class 10, colloquial plural bafufú class 2)
- semolina or flour, especially of cassava
- porridge, made from fufú and water by boiling and stirring until solid
References
- Ashem Tem Kawata (2004) Dictionnaire lingala-falansé et français-lingala (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuˈfu/ [fuˈfu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: fu‧fú
Noun
fufú m (plural fufúes or fufús)
- (Equatorial Guinea) a West African dish made with flour, usually casava, cocoyam, and plantain
Further reading
- “fufú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “fufú”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010