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fungo

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • US: /ˈfʌŋɡoʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌŋɡoʊ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The fielding coach played fungo with the outfielders to warm them up.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fungo bat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • He is so strong he could hit it out of the park with a fungo.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To take part in a fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from Scots fung (“to fling, throw”).