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garri

garri noun: a West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.

garri: a West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers
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Noun

garri (uncountable)

  1. A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.
    • They cooked together, his mother stirring the soup, Obinze making the garri.2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, Anchor Books (2014), page 84

Forms of garri

alternative formgali
alternative formgari
alternative formgarry

Origin of garri

From Yoruba gàrí, from Hausa gā̀rī.

Words formed from garri

Questions about garri

What does garri mean?
Garri means a West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers.
What part of speech is garri?
Garri is a noun.

Words near garri in the dictionary

  1. garrets
  2. Garretson
  3. Garrett
  4. Garrett County
  5. garretting
  6. garri
  7. garrick
  8. garricks
  9. Garrido
  10. Garridos
  11. garries

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