Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hungry rice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: hun-gry rice
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cereal Digitaria exilis or white fonio.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"During the French colonial occupation of Mali and Senegal in the late 1800s, Europeans dubbed fonio “hungry rice”, believing it to be an inferior famine food. […]"

Etymology

So called by Europeans because it was mistakenly believed to be a famine food in West Africa.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hungry rice mean?: The cereal Digitaria exilis or white fonio.
Where does hungry rice come from?: So called by Europeans because it was mistakenly believed to be a famine food in West Africa.

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