angu

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noun

A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.

Similar
Kukukuku
OriginPortuguese angu ← Yoruba à ń gún ← Fon agǔ →
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Meanings

angu1

nounangu (plural angus)

plural angus

  1. cookingA popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.

Angu2

nounAngu pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA cannibalistic people inhabiting the mountains of southwestern Morobe in Papua New Guinea.

    Synonyms: Kukukuku

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cannibalistic people inhabiting the mountains of southwestern Morobe in Papua New Guinea.

Similar
Kukukuku
Also see
kukukuku

Origin

  1. Fonagǔ“pounded yam”
  2. Yorubaà ń gún“we are pounding”
  3. Portugueseangu
  4. Englishangu

Borrowed from Portuguese angu, from Yoruba à ń gún (“we are pounding”) or Fon agǔ (“pounded yam”).

More words from Portuguese, Yoruba, Fon

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

angu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angu

MLA

“angu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angu.

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