Etymology

fufu

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Today it means: A dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in West and Equatorial Africa and the Caribbean, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form. Full definition →

Japanese ふふ
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fufu · noun1

From West African languages, such as Lingala fufú (“white-white”).

fufu · interjection2

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromふふ
  2. English todayfufu

Borrowed from Japanese ふふ (fufu, onomatopoeia for laughter).

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