West African. (See quots.)
1863. Wand. W. Africa, II. 144. ‘Fufu’ is composed of yam, plaintain, or casava; it is peeled, boiled, pounded and made into balls.
1888. Daily News, 17 July, 5/3. Plantains … form the staple of food with the natives, who beat them up into fufu.
