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mafuta
ma-FU-ta
oil / fat / butter
French: huile / graisse / beurre
Akalingi mbisi na mafuta ya mbila.
She fried fish in palm oil.
Elle a frit du poisson a l'huile de palme.
Mafuta — oil, fat, butter. Mafuta ya mbila (palm oil) is the deep-red Kongo cooking oil — flavor, color, and tradition all in one. Mafuta also names body oil and ointments.
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