Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finook

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fi-nook
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

From Italian finocchio (“homosexual”, literally “fennel”). Doublet of fennel and finocchio.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: finocchio

Usage

Inflected Forms

finooks (plural) fanook (alternative)

Questions

What does finook mean?: Homosexual.
Where does finook come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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