fonion.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊnɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊnioʊ/, West African English

/ˈfonjo/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fonio.

Etymology: < French fonio (1884 or earlier; 1892 in the passage summarized in quot. 1903) < Wolof foño , apparently < a Mande language (compare e.g. Manding foni , Bambara fini , Koranko fonye ). Compare earlier fundi n.¹ and perhaps also the West African forms cited at that entry.

Either of two species of millet cultivated chiefly in West Africa for their edible seeds, Digitaria exilis and D. iburua. As a mass noun: the seeds of such a plant. D. exilis is also called fundi, hungry rice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > other types of millet

panic?1440

panicle1577

Turkey mill1597

panicum1739

ragi1788

tocusso1790

Egyptian millet1829

eleusine1836

shamalo1846

marua1847

moha1855

shama1874

jungle-rice1886

fonio1903

1903 Exper. Station Rec. 1902–3 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 14 894 Hulled paspalum, called ‘fonio’.

1960 Econ. Bot. 14 250/2 Fonio, acha grass, or hungry rice (Digitaria exilis).

1992 J. M. J. de Wet in G. P. Chapman Grass Evol. & Domestication vi. 192 The fonios are among the most drought tolerant of cereals.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June d6 (advt.) He'll create a classic Senegalese dish using fonio, a tiny seeded whole grain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fonio
释义	fonion. Brit. /ˈfəʊnɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈfoʊnioʊ/, West African English /ˈfonjo/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fonio. Etymology: < French fonio (1884 or earlier; 1892 in the passage summarized in quot. 1903) < Wolof foño , apparently < a Mande language (compare e.g. Manding foni , Bambara fini , Koranko fonye ). Compare earlier fundi n.¹ and perhaps also the West African forms cited at that entry. Either of two species of millet cultivated chiefly in West Africa for their edible seeds, Digitaria exilis and D. iburua. As a mass noun: the seeds of such a plant. D. exilis is also called fundi, hungry rice. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > other types of millet panic?1440 panicle1577 Turkey mill1597 panicum1739 ragi1788 tocusso1790 Egyptian millet1829 eleusine1836 shamalo1846 marua1847 moha1855 shama1874 jungle-rice1886 fonio1903 1903 Exper. Station Rec. 1902–3 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 14 894 Hulled paspalum, called ‘fonio’. 1960 Econ. Bot. 14 250/2 Fonio, acha grass, or hungry rice (Digitaria exilis). 1992 J. M. J. de Wet in G. P. Chapman Grass Evol. & Domestication vi. 192 The fonios are among the most drought tolerant of cereals. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June d6 (advt.) He'll create a classic Senegalese dish using fonio, a tiny seeded whole grain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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