anthropophagi
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Histories make mention of a people called Anthropophagi, eaters of men."
- "It was my hent to ſpeake, ſuch was the proceſſe: And of the Cannibals, that each other eate; The Anthropophagie, and men whoſe heads Doe grow beneath their ſhoulders: […]"
- "A poor New Zealander, whose forefathers had from time immemorial been anthropophagi."
Etymology
From Latin anthrōpophagī, the plural of anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos, “man-eating”). First attested in 1581, as an ethnonym. Use of the singular anthropophagus is rare.
Origin
- Source language: Ancient Greek
- First known use: First attested in 1581
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἀνθρωποφάγος