Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sainfoin

/ˈsænfɔɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: sain-foin
IPA: /ˈsænfɔɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I saw a breath of wind emerge from the furthest horizon, bowing over the heads of corn in distant fields, pouring like a flood over all that vast expanse, and finally come to rest, warm and rustling, among the clover and sainfoin at my feet […]"

Etymology

From French sainfoin, from sain (“healthy, healthful”) + foin (“hay”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sainfoin

Usage

Inflected Forms

sainfoins (plural)

Phrases

cockshead sainfoin Onobrychis caput-galli common sainfoin wild sainfoin single-cut sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Spanish sanfoin Onobrychis iberica

Synonyms

sanfoin holy clover esparcet onobrychis viciifolia onobrychis viciaefolia

Questions

How do you pronounce sainfoin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsænfɔɪn/.
What does sainfoin mean?: A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa).
Where does sainfoin come from?: It is traced to French.

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