Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entomophagy

/ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: en-to-mophagy
IPA: /ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eating of insects.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency."

Etymology

Etymology tree English entomo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ (-phăgíā)lbor. English -phagy English entomophagy From entomo- + -phagy.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi/
British English: /ɛntəˈmɒfəd͡ʒi/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

entomophagic entomophagous

Synonyms

entomophagia

Questions

How do you pronounce entomophagy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛntəˈmɑfəd͡ʒi/.
What does entomophagy mean?: The eating of insects.
Where does entomophagy come from?: Etymology tree English entomo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ (-phăgíā)lbor. English -phagy English entomophagy From entomo- + -phagy.

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