Etymology

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Today it means: A cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken; variant recipes are also known as coo-coo (coocoo) or cou-cou (coucou). Full definition →

Kimbundu funji
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The story

  1. Kimbundu · borrowed fromfunji“mashed cassava”
  2. English todayfungee

Probably borrowed from Kimbundu funji (“mashed cassava”).

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