"mofongo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

Forms: mofongos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bantu mofongo, more specifically from the Angolan Kikongo term mfwenge-mfwenge, which means “a great amount of anything at all". Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|bnt}} Borrowed from Bantu Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mofongo m (plural mofongos)
  1. a Caribbean dish of fried green plantains or yuca seasoned with garlic, olive oil and pork crackling, then mashed Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mofongo-es-noun-wyV1W4xw Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Undetermined language links

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mofongo meaning in Spanish (1.1kB)

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          "garlic",
          "garlic"
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          "olive oil",
          "olive oil"
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          "crackling",
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          "mash",
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