akara

  1. noun: Na popular West African food wey dem dey make from beans wey dem grind, kon deep-fry. Dem dey add onions, pepper, and different-different spices inside di beans before dem shape am into small balls, kon fry am until e brown well-well.
    • My grandma dey make di best akara.
    • Dis akara dey remind me of my childhood days.

Etymology

Na from Yoruba we take borrow dis word (àkàrà).