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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fonio

/ˈfəʊnjəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fo-nio
IPA
/ˈfəʊnjəʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio

Uncountable

noun

Digitaria iburua, a cereal cultivated in western Africa, black fonio

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French fonio, from Wolof foño.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fonio, foño

Usage

Synonyms

hungry rice acha

Questions

How do you pronounce fonio?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfəʊnjəʊ/.
What does fonio mean?
Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio
Where does fonio come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce fonio

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