Where does “akara” come from?

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

akara (Wolof): bean cake, fried bean flour

Definitions

  1. bean cake, fried bean flour

Ancestry of “akara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàkàràa deep-fried ball made of beans
Every word from Yoruba àkàrà →