Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: feg
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece, a clove (of segmented produce, especially oranges and garlic).

Example Sentences

"I have many relations and friends who are West Indians. They always speak of the section of an orange as a "fig," and of tearing an orange into its different pieces as "figging an orange." This does not apply to a division by knife."
"Place about ten to fifteen fegs of garlic, half cup of dried fine thyme, (more if fresh thyme is used), 4 or more wiri wiri peppers, and a tablespoon of salt in a blender with about a cup of vinegar and blend for about a minute until well blended."

Etymology

From fig, with the change in spelling reflecting a Caribbean pronunciation.

Inflected Forms

fegs (plural) fig (alternative)

Questions

What does feg mean?: A piece, a clove (of segmented produce, especially oranges and garlic).
Where does feg come from?: From fig, with the change in spelling reflecting a Caribbean pronunciation.

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