fon

[US]/fɔn/
[UK]/fɑn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Grupo étnico de África Occidental, Fon.
Word Forms
Pluralfons

Phrases & Collocations

fond memories

recuerdos entrañables

fond farewell

adiós afectuoso

fond of animals

aficionado a los animales

fond childhood

infancia feliz

fond of music

aficionado a la música

Example Sentences

they recognized the sixties as the fons et origo of music as they knew it.

reconocieron los sesenta como el fons et origo de la música como la conocían.

Real-world Examples

The new one was how it had got to lager's fons et origo, southern Germany—for the yeast in question had been found in Patagonia.

El nuevo era cómo había llegado al fons et origo de la cerveza lager, sur de Alemania; porque la levadura en cuestión se había encontrado en la Patagonia.

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

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