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foiba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
foi-ba
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria.

Etymology

From Italian foiba. The term gained widespread use during and after World War II, when the Istrian foibe were used by Yugoslav Partisans as mass graves for local Italians. Doublet of fovea.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

foibe (plural)

Questions

What does foiba mean?
A deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria.
Where does foiba come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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