Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sufganiyah

/ˌsuːfɡɑniˈjɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
suf-ganiyah
IPA
/ˌsuːfɡɑniˈjɑː/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Hebrew סופגנייה.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: סופגנייה

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce sufganiyah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuːfɡɑniˈjɑː/.
What does sufganiyah mean?
A deep-fried, ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar.
Where does sufganiyah come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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