What does fonio mean?
Fonio means Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio.
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/ˈfəʊnjəʊ/ · noun
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.
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Fonio means Digitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white fonio.
Common synonyms include acha, hungry rice.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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