fungee

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfund͡ʒi/
• (Caribbean) IPA^(key): /ˈfuːnd͡ʒiː/
• Hyphenation: fun‧gi

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

• funchi, funga, fungi, fungie, funjee, funji

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”)

Further reading

• cou-cou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia