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fungee

Syllables: fun·giUK/ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/US/ˈfund͡ʒi/

fungee noun: 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).

Noun (1)

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).

Noun (2)

fungee (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of fungee

Forms of fungee

alternative formfunchi
alternative formfunga
alternative formfungi
alternative formfungie
alternative formfunjee
alternative formfunji

Origin of fungee

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

Questions about fungee

What does fungee mean?
Fungee means 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).
What part of speech is fungee?
Fungee is a noun.
How do you pronounce fungee?
Fungee is pronounced /ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/ (UK).

Words near fungee in the dictionary

  1. fungates
  2. fungating
  3. fungation
  4. funge
  5. funged
  6. fungee
  7. fungemia
  8. fungemias
  9. fungemic
  10. fungenda
  11. fungendas

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