Where does “Accra” come from?

Accra (English) comes from Yoruba àkàrà — a deep-fried ball made of beans.

Accra (English): A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti

Definitions

  1. A spicy fritter, originally from Ghana but now typically from Haiti

Ancestry of “Accra”, step by step

Accra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àkàrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàkàràa deep-fried ball made of beans

via Akan Nkran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AkanNkranGa people

Words derived from “Accra”

Every word from Yoruba àkàrà →