afitin

A1F4I1T1I1N1

noun

A fermented bean (African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) product used as a condiment in West Africa.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounafitin (uncountable)
  1. AfricauncountableA fermented bean (African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) product used as a condiment in West Africa.

Origin

  1. Fonafitin
  2. Englishafitin

Probably from Fon afitin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: afitin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.