fungee
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably borrowed from Kimbundu funji (“mashed cassava”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfund͡ʒi/
- (Caribbean) IPA(key): /ˈfuːnd͡ʒiː/
- Hyphenation: fun‧gi
Noun[edit]
fungee (uncountable)
- 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[edit]
See also[edit]
- funge (“traditional African side dish made of cassava flour whisked into boiling water”)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
fungee (uncountable)
- Synonym of grunt (“dessert of steamed berries and dough”)
References[edit]
- ^ “fungee, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “fungee, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
