# fufu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfuːˌfuː/

## Definitions
1. A dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in West and Equatorial Africa and the Caribbean, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form.

## Etymology
From West African languages, such as Lingala fufú (“white-white”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fufu