fungee
A cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish,…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).
UK/ˈfuːnd͡ʒi/US/ˈfund͡ʒi/
Meaning
2 senses(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).
(uncountable)Synonym of grunt (“dessert of steamed berries and dough”).
Origin
Probably borrowed from Kimbundu funji (“mashed cassava”).Probably borrowed from Kimbundu funji (“mashed cassava”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable