Pounded yam/cassava For example: "Fufu fetri nam (Fufu is sweet to me)"

Where does the slang word Fufu come from?

Fufu is a slang term from Togo. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Togo and across Africa.

Fufu

🇹🇬 Togo Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Fufu definition 1

Pounded yam/cassava

"Fufu fetri nam (Fufu is sweet to me)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇬 Togo
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Fufu 🇬🇭 Ghana

Staple food made from cassava

"We ate fufu with soup"

Fufu 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Pounded food (Fufu)

"Eat fufu with soup. (Eat fufu with soup.)"

🇹🇬 About Togo Slang

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🌍 "Fufu" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Pounded yam/cassava

Pounded food (Fufu)

Fufu (Pounded food)

Pâte de manioc (Cassava paste) - Lingala

Fufu 🇱🇷 Liberia

Pounded cassava/Staple (Traditional food)

Fufu 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Foufou, pâte de manioc (Cassava paste)

Fufu 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Cassava dough meal (Cassava dough meal)

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