different between fufu vs fugu

English

Alternative forms

• foofoo
• foo-foo

Etymology

From West African languages such as Ewe, fufú meaning 'white-white'.

Noun

fufu (uncountable)

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. Sold in speciality stores (US) in dry powdered or granulated form.

Synonyms

• (dish of yams etc): choke-me (Caribbean)

References

• Frederic Gomes Cassidy and Robert Brock Le Page (editors), Dictionary of Jamaican English, Second Edition, University of the West Indies Press (2002), page 185.

Krio

Etymology

From any of various African languages that share this word.

Noun

fufu

1. fufu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (fugu, “blowfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu?.?u?/

Noun

fugu (uncountable)

1. Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.

Translations

Aromanian

Verb

fugu

1. Alternative form of fug

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese fogo. Cognate with Kabuverdianu fogu.

Noun

fugu

1. fire

Japanese

Romanization

fugu

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Portuguese

Noun

fugu m (plural fugus)

1. fugu (blowfish, as a Japanese delicacy)

Yogad

Noun

fugú

1. island