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fungi

/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
fun-gi
IPA
/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.

noun

plural of fungus

noun

Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”).

Uncountable

noun

A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + -ī (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/
  • British English: /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Derived Forms

fungicolous fungiproof fungisterol fungitarian fungivorous

Phrases

fungi imperfecti

Synonyms

funguses fungusses quelbe scratch

Rhymes With

bungee spongy grungy gungy

Questions

How do you pronounce fungi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/.
What does fungi mean?
Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Where does fungi come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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