matoke

M3A1T1O1K5E1
UK/maˈtəʊkeɪ/

noun

Mashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda.

OriginLuganda matooke →
First used 20th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmatoke (uncountable)

alternative matooke · alternative matooka

  1. uncountableMashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda.First known use 20th c.

    The two men walk down the hill from Makerere University but get no further than Wandegeya, a cacophonous slum of scrap-iron artisans, blaring radios and ragged-trousered clients frequenting matoke and waragi bars.

    2016, Maya Jaggi, “Memories of Makerere”, in Literary Review, page 449

Origin

  1. Lugandamatooke
  2. Lugandamatooke
  3. Englishmatoke

Borrowed from Luganda matooke.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with matoke

tokay
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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