fungi

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See also: Fungi, fungí, and fungi-

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin fungī, from fungus + (suffix forming the nominative or vocative plurals of most second-declension nouns ending in -us).

Pronunciation

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There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favour the pronunciation /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/ or /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/, while more British dictionaries favour the pronunciation /ˈfʌŋɡiː/ or /ˈfʌndʒiː/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.

Noun

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fungi

  1. (pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
  2. plural of fungus
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See fungee. Sense 2 (“style of folk and popular music”) is apparently from the fact that the music is a blend of different musical instruments and styles, just as the dish (sense 1) is a blend of different flavours.

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Noun

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fungi (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of fungee (a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken)
  2. (by extension, music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
    Synonyms: quelbe, scratch
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Further reading

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fungi

  1. plural of fungus

Indonesian

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Noun

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fungi (first-person possessive fungiku, second-person possessive fungimu, third-person possessive funginya)

  1. fungi

Italian

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Verb

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fungi

  1. inflection of fungere:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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fungī m

  1. inflection of fungus:
    1. genitive/locative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

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Verb

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fungī

  1. present active infinitive of fungor

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fungi.

Noun

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fungi m pl (plural only)

  1. fungus

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