Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fody
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.

Example Sentences

"“Only in Madagascar,” the labels proudly proclaim, next to descriptions of animals like the spiny-tail iguana, the radiated tortoise or a small bird, the red fody."

Etymology

From Malagasy fody.

Word Breakdown

Root: fody

Inflected Forms

fodies (plural)

Questions

What does fody mean?: Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.
Where does fody come from?: From Malagasy fody.

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