fady
/ˈfædi/noun, adjective
fady is a noun meaning “A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-D-Y, and it appears about once in every 35 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does fady mean?
noun
- 1
A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.
adjective
- 1
Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.
- 2
archaicrarefaded
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fady?
- /ˈfædi/
- /ˈfɑːdi/
As an adjective (“faded”): /ˈfeɪdi/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of fady
- more fady comparative
- most fady superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fady?
Fady appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does fady come from?
Borrowed from Malagasy fady.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).