fungee

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English

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Kimbundu funji (“mashed cassava”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

fungee (uncountable)

  1. A cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken; variant recipes are also known as coo-coo (coocoo) or cou-cou (coucou).
Alternative forms
See also
  • funge (“traditional African side dish made of cassava flour whisked into boiling water”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

fungee (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of grunt (“dessert of steamed berries and dough”)

References

  1. ^ “fungee, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “fungee, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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