"foon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fuːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fun/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: foons [plural]
enPR: fo͞on [US] Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Blend of fork + spoon Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fork|spoon}} Blend of fork + spoon Head templates: {{en-noun}} foon (plural foons)
  1. A spork. Categories (topical): Cutlery Synonyms: spork, fopoon Related terms: runcible spoon, splade, Splayd™, chow foon (english: etymologically unrelated)

Inflected forms

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