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phago-

/fæɡ.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phago-
IPA
/fæɡ.oʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Eating, feeding, consuming.

prefix

Of or pertaining to the phagocyte.

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek φᾰγ- (phăg-), perfective stem of ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “I ate, I devoured”), singular first-person aorist active indicative form (by suppletion) of ἐσθῐ́ω (esthĭ́ō, “to eat, devour, consume”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fæɡ.oʊ/
  • British English: /faɡ.ə(ʊ)/

Inflected Forms

phag- (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce phago-?
The recorded pronunciation is /fæɡ.oʊ/.
What does phago- mean?
Eating, feeding, consuming.
Where does phago- come from?
From Byzantine Greek φᾰγ- (phăg-), perfective stem of ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “I ate, I devoured”), singular first-person aorist active indicative form (by suppletion) of ἐσθῐ́ω (esthĭ́ō, “to eat, devour, consume”).

How to pronounce phago-

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