foon

See also: -foon, fo-on, and Föön

English

Etymology

Blend of fork +‎ spoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːn/, [ˈfʊu̯n]

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -uːn
• Hyphenation: foon

Noun

foon (plural foons)

1. Synonym of spork.

See also

• chow foon (etymologically unrelated)

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English phone. Equivalent to a clipping of telefoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʊə̯n/

Noun

foon (plural foons)

1. (chiefly in the singular) A telephone, a phone.

Cornish

Etymology

From Latin fēnum. Cognate with Breton foenn and Welsh ffwyn.

Noun

foon m (uncountable)

1. new-mown hay

References

• “foon” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fon. Compare Dutch van, German von.

Preposition

foon

1. from
2. of

Oromo

Etymology

From earlier *foʔ-ani, from *soʔ-. Cognate with Orma fooni and Somali so'. In Southern Cushitic, an early borrowing occurred from this Proto-Oromoid term, whence Iraqw fu'unaay (“meat”).

Noun

foon m pl

1. meat
2. flesh

References

• Gamtaa, Xilaahun (2004), Galmee Afaan Oromo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu - Comprehensive Oromo-English-Dictionary (COED), New York, USA: Karrayyuu Publishing, →ISBN, page 327