Twi

[ chwee, chee, twee ]

noun

a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Fanti.

Also Tshi [chwee, chee] /tʃwi, tʃi/ .

Other definitions for twi- (2 of 2)

twi-

a combining form meaning “two,” “twice”: twibill.

Origin of twi-

Middle English, Old English; cognate with German zwie- (Old High German zwi-), Latin bi-,Greek di-.See two

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Twi in a sentence

So Twi-hards fear not, a brooding perfume commercial might still be headed your way.
Evan Rachel Wood Marries in Carolina Herrera; Anderson Cooper's Hurricane Sandy Fashion | The Fashion Beast Team | November 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
A sensation that can only be called Twi-Hardish swept over me: This was an honor, damn it!
I Was a Twilight Virgin | Nicole LaPorte | November 9, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Once (on-es); twice (Twi-es); thrice (thri-es) are numerals in the genitive case.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
Why, with such a shed, you might very well be mistaken for Chin-ko-fi-ku-o, high-priest of the temple of Twi.
Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches | Henri de Crignelle
She was not afraid, for in the dark-en-ing Twi-light they looked indeed like cattle.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold | James Baldwin

Twi-form is the leopard; Twi-natured was Richard of Anjou, dog and cat.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay | Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for Twi

Twi

/ (twiː) /

noun

a language of S Ghana: one of the two chief dialects of Akan: Formerly called: Ashanti Compare Fanti
plural Twi or Twis a member of the Negroid people who speak this language

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse