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fonio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfəʊnjəʊ/

Etymology

From French fonio, from Wolof foño.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio
    • There’s a certain magic to fonio, a tiny golden grain believed to be Africa’s oldest cultivated cereal. The ancient grain’s potential to solve pressing modern environmental and economic challenges inspired Pierre Thiam, the Senegalese-born chef, to become fonio’s No 1 champion. 2023 July 6, Maria C. Hunt, “Could an ancient, climate-friendly crop be the future of beer?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
  2. (uncountable) Digitaria iburua, a cereal cultivated in western Africa, black fonio

Hypernyms

cereal (grain crop) · grain (grain crop)

Synonyms

hungry rice · acha

Translations (13)

pl palusznik afrykański (Digitaria exilis) · cme fũma (Digitaria exilis) · fi fonio (Digitaria iburua) · pl palusznik czarny (Digitaria iburua) · ff seremmbe (Digitaria exilis) · ahs ikpẽ (Digitaria exilis) · ff foɲɲe (Digitaria exilis) · fr fonio (Digitaria exilis) · bm fini (Digitaria exilis) · ff acaari (Digitaria exilis) · fi fonio (Digitaria exilis) · ha acca (Digitaria exilis) · kpo ɔva (Digitaria exilis)