"fufu" meaning in All languages combined

See fufu on Wiktionary

Noun [Bura]

Head templates: {{head|bwr|noun}} fufu
  1. lungs
    Sense id: en-fufu-bwr-noun-adZR-95B Categories (other): Bura entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 21 0 10 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 14 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 11 1 0

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈfuːˌfuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfuˌfu/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Izundu Okechukwu-Fufu.wav [Nigeria]
Rhymes: -uːfuː Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ふふ (fufu, onomatopoeia for laughter). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|ふふ|pos=onomatopoeia for laughter|tr=fufu}} Borrowed from Japanese ふふ (fufu, onomatopoeia for laughter)
  1. (fandom slang, chiefly in translations of Japanese works) Alternative form of fufufu (onomatopoeia for laughter; especially a snicker). Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: fufufu (extra: onomatopoeia for laughter; especially a snicker)
    Sense id: en-fufu-en-intj-o3I-7PAU Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfuːˌfuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfuˌfu/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Izundu Okechukwu-Fufu.wav [Nigeria] Forms: foofoo [alternative], foo-foo [alternative], foufou [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːfuː Etymology: From West African languages, such as Lingala fufú (“white-white”). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{senseno|en|Q941004}} etymology 1, noun sense 1, {{m+|ln|fufú||t=white-white}} Lingala fufú (“white-white”) Head templates: {{en-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, and sometimes sold in dry powdered or granulated form. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: choke-me
    Sense id: en-fufu-en-noun-YpH9AGar Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Manado Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Manado Malay entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 29 9 7 4 1 4 3 5 7 9 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 21 0 10 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 14 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 11 1 0 Disambiguation of Foods: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Ewe]

IPA: /fù.fù/, [f͈ù.f͈ù] Forms: fùfù [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ee|noun|head=fùfù}} fùfù
  1. fufu (a dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables)
    Sense id: en-fufu-ee-noun-zh8lsiYF Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 21 0 10 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 14 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 11 1 0

Noun [Gullah]

IPA: /fu.fu/ Forms: 'fufu [alternative]
Etymology: From Ewe, Mende (Sierra Leone), Wolof, Fon, and Hausa fufu. Etymology templates: {{der|gul|ee,men,wo,fon,ha|fufu}} Ewe, Mende (Sierra Leone), Wolof, Fon, and Hausa fufu Head templates: {{head|gul|noun}} fufu
  1. mush
    Sense id: en-fufu-gul-noun-2S9D2-af Categories (other): Gullah entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Gullah entries with incorrect language header: 49 23 4 24
  2. cooked wheat flour (especially from a thin batter)
    Sense id: en-fufu-gul-noun--6it5-aa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Gullah]

IPA: /fu.fu/ Forms: 'fufu [alternative]
Etymology: From Ewe fufu and Mende (Sierra Leone) fufule. Etymology templates: {{der|gul|ee|fufu}} Ewe fufu, {{der|gul|men|fufule}} Mende (Sierra Leone) fufule Head templates: {{head|gul|noun}} fufu
  1. dust
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  2. powder (especially when used for Hoodoo workings)
    Sense id: en-fufu-gul-noun-Uk~HG0HI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} fufu, {{ja-rom}} fufu
  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふふ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: ふふ

Noun [Kituba]

Head templates: {{head|ktu|noun}} fufu
  1. flour of cassava
    Sense id: en-fufu-ktu-noun-4smLMzyo Categories (other): Kituba entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 21 0 10 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 14 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 11 1 0

Noun [Kongo]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *pʊ̀pʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|kg|bnt-pro|*pʊ̀pʊ̀|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *pʊ̀pʊ̀, {{inh+|kg|bnt-pro|*pʊ̀pʊ̀}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *pʊ̀pʊ̀ Head templates: {{head|kg|noun}} fufu
  1. flour
    Sense id: en-fufu-kg-noun-9V-Xz6Dd Categories (other): Kongo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 21 0 10 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 14 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 11 1 0

Noun [Krio]

IPA: /fù.fú/ Forms: fùfú [canonical]
Etymology: From any of various African languages that share this word. Head templates: {{head|kri|noun|head=fùfú}} fùfú
  1. fufu (a dish of boiled, mashed cassava mixed with plantain, yams, or other starchy vegetables)
    Sense id: en-fufu-kri-noun-zh8lsiYF Categories (other): Krio entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Foods, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 21 0 10 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 0 14 11 1 1 0 1 9 13 18 11 1 0

Adjective [Manado Malay]

Etymology: From North Moluccan Malay fufu, from Ternate fufu (“to roast; to smoke”). Etymology templates: {{bor|xmm|max|fufu}} North Moluccan Malay fufu, {{der|xmm|tft|fufu|t=to roast; to smoke}} Ternate fufu (“to roast; to smoke”) Head templates: {{head|xmm|adj}} fufu
  1. smoked Derived forms: bafufu
    Sense id: en-fufu-xmm-adj-Y9dv~nJt

Verb [Manado Malay]

Etymology: From North Moluccan Malay fufu, from Ternate fufu (“to roast; to smoke”). Etymology templates: {{bor|xmm|max|fufu}} North Moluccan Malay fufu, {{der|xmm|tft|fufu|t=to roast; to smoke}} Ternate fufu (“to roast; to smoke”) Head templates: {{head|xmm|verb}} fufu
  1. to smoke
    Sense id: en-fufu-xmm-verb-hTUCj0gR

Noun [Proto-Polynesian]

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *vuvu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk. Etymology templates: {{inh|poz-pol-pro|poz-oce-pro|*pupuk}} Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, {{inh|poz-pol-pro|pqe-pro|*bubuk}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, {{inh|poz-pol-pro|poz-cet-pro|*bubuk}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, {{inh|poz-pol-pro|poz-pro|*bukbuk}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk Head templates: {{head|poz-pol-pro|noun}} *fufu
  1. weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice Tags: reconstruction

Alternative forms

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