fungi

• (UK, US) enPR: fŭnʹjī, fŭngʹgī, IPA^(key): /ˈfʌn.dʒaɪ/, /ˈfʌŋ.ɡaɪ/, /ˈfʌŋ.ɡiː/, /ˈfʌn.dʒiː/

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• Homophone: fun guy

fungi

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

• There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favor the pronunciation /ˈfʌn.dʒaɪ/ or /ˈfʌŋ.ɡaɪ/, while more British dictionaries favor the pronunciation /ˈfʌŋ.ɡiː/ or /ˈfʌn.dʒiː/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.

fungi (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of ukulele, banjo, guitar and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.

• (Virgin Islands music): scratch, quelbe

fungi (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of fungee (“Caribbean okra dish”)

fungi

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.ɡiː/, [ˈfʊŋ.ɡiː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfun.d͡ʒi/

fungī m

1. genitive singular of fungus
2. locative singular of fungus
3. nominative plural of fungus
4. vocative plural of fungus

fungī

1. present active infinitive of fungor

• fungi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)