Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthropophagy

/ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-pophagy
IPA: /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.d͡ʒi/

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Other paraphilias are more blatantly transgressive and usually illegal: amokoscisia (desire to slash or mutilate females); anthropophagy (cannibalism); anthropophagolagnia (rape accompanied by cannibalism); […]"

Etymology

From anthropo- + -phagy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

anthropophagies (plural)

Derived Forms

anthropophagize

Frequently Paired Words

anthropophagic anthropophagism anthropophagist anthropophagous

Questions

How do you pronounce anthropophagy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.d͡ʒi/.
What does anthropophagy mean?: The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism
Where does anthropophagy come from?: From anthropo- + -phagy.

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