# pharaonic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/ · frequency rank #88,708

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
2. Impressively large or luxurious.
3. Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
4. Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.

## Etymology
From Latin Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaō (“Pharaoh”)) + -ic, originally modelled on German pharaonisch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pharaonic