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Garri

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Garri definition 1

Cassava flakes (Staple food)

"Garri don save lives (Garri has saved many lives)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Garri 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Garri (Cassava flakes)

"Soak garri with groundnut (Soak garri with groundnut)"
Gari 🇬🇭 Ghana

Cassava flakes/Struggle meal (Cassava flakes)

"Things hard, na gari we dey soak (Things are hard, we're soaking gari)"

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Garri 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Garri (Cassava flakes)

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