fuji

See also: Fuji, fùjì, and fùjí

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːd͡ʒi/

Etymology 1

Named after Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan.

Noun

fuji (countable and uncountable, plural fujis)

1. (countable) A plain spun silk fabric.
2. (uncountable) A Nigerian musical genre.

Etymology 2

Short for Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan, where originally cultivated.

Noun

fuji (countable and uncountable, plural fujis)

1. (countable) A large cultivar of eating apple.

Japanese

Romanization

fuji

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふじ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese fugir.

Verb

fuji

1. flee
2. escape, run away

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN