tuo zaafi

/tuoˈzaːfi/

noun

A staple food, made with maize or millet flower, commonly eaten in northern Ghana.

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Meanings

nountuo zaafi (uncountable)

alternative abbreviation TZ

  1. uncountableA staple food, made with maize or millet flower, commonly eaten in northern Ghana.

Origin

Borrowed from Hausa tuo (“cooked flour”) + zaafi (“hot”).

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APA

tuo zaafi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuo%20zaafi

MLA

“tuo zaafi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuo%20zaafi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuo zaafi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuo%20zaafi.

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