tum-tum

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A favorite dish in the West Indies, made by beating the boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar. It is eaten like a potato pudding, or made into round cakes and fried.--Carmichael's West Indies, Vol. I. p. 183.

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Tum-tum
·noun A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar. ...

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tum-tum
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