garri

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noun

A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.

OriginYoruba gàrí ← Hausa gā̀rī →
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Meanings

noungarri (uncountable)

alternative gali · alternative gari · alternative garry

  1. uncountableA West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.

    They cooked together, his mother stirring the soup, Obinze making the garri.

    2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, Anchor Books (2014), page 84

Origin

  1. Hausagā̀rī
  2. Yorubagàrí
  3. Englishgarri

From Yoruba gàrí, from Hausa gā̀rī.

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APA

garri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garri

MLA

“garri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garri. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garri,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garri.

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