Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ainhum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ain-hum
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Portuguese ainhum.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: ainhum

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

pseudoainhum

Questions

What does ainhum mean?: A painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.
Where does ainhum come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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