Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of grain allied to millet (the Paspalum exile), much cultivated in the west of Africa.

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  • noun an expert or guru

Etymologies

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Nguni Group of Languages: umfundisi: a teacher.(South Africa, Zimbabwe, Bostwana, Namibia).

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Examples

  • I was hoping that "fundi" would be the plural for funda but more appropriately it means "the bottom or the lowest part of a sac or hollow organ..."

    Ridin' Dirty: The Sordid Side of Cycling BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • Sadly I have to conclude that the 'fundi' position is all about posturing.

    Radio silence 2007

  • One last moment that still sticks out in my mind - I went to visit a friend of mine, a 'fundi' carpenter, who I hadn't seen in a few weeks.

    habari za siku nyingi? 2006

  • One last moment that still sticks out in my mind - I went to visit a friend of mine, a 'fundi' carpenter, who I hadn't seen in a few weeks.

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

  • 'fundi' (expert) with the capacity and support to look at what is happening to these critters across the continent and work with partners from all areas to increase our knowledge of giraffe and their profile, and subsequently improve their conservation and management.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • 'fundi' (expert) with the capacity and support to look at what is happening to these critters across the continent and work with partners from all areas to increase our knowledge of giraffe and their profile, and subsequently improve their conservation and management.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • 'fundi' (expert) with the capacity and support to look at what is happening to these critters across the continent and work with partners from all areas to increase our knowledge of giraffe and their profile, and subsequently improve their conservation and management.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Imagine a fundi like me being on the same side as a Catholic proponent of Theistic evolution.

    Blind Faith? 2009

  • Just throw 'em a little misogynist, racist, fundi-Christian red meat, and they eat it up, like ants on Terro.

    Poll: McCain Vaults To 20-Point Lead In North Carolina 2009

  • For example, I was witness to a fundi Goth-motif religious service in the San Diego area about three years ago (long story behind that) and it made the older overseers very, very nervous, when not outright angry at the organizers of the service.

    Dobson Makes It Official: Religious Right Leaders Will Back Third-Party Challenger Against Rudy 2009

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