Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanagalo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fana-ga-lo
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.

Inflected Forms

Fanakalo (alternative) Fanigalo (alternative)

Phrases

fng ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

fng ⁠

Synonyms

Kitchen Kaffir Mine Kaffir

Questions

What does fanagalo mean?: A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.

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