fungo
[ fuhng-goh ]
/ ˈfʌŋ goʊ /
noun, plural fun·goes. Baseball.
(in practice sessions) a ball tossed into the air by the batter and struck as it comes down.
a batted ball, especially a fly ball, hit in this manner.
Also called fungo bat.
a bat used in hitting fungoes, being lighter, longer, and narrower than an ordinary baseball bat.
Origin of fungo
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; of obscure origin
Words nearby fungo
fungiform papilla,
fungistat,
fungistatic,
fungitoxic,
fungivorous,
fungo,
fungoid,
fungosity,
fungous,
fungus,
fungus ball