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fonio
- /ˈfəʊnjəʊ/
Where it comes from
From French fonio, from Wolof foño.
noun
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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.
Similar: hungry rice
- Digitaria iburua, a cereal cultivated in western Africa, black fonio
Similar: acha
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noun Digitaria exilis
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Talk about this word "fonio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fonio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fonio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fonio "fonio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fonio.Cite this
@misc{fonio_2026,
title = {fonio},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fonio},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
