'Iftar', 'hangry' among new entries in Merriam-Webster dictionary

People in Cairo, Egypt, receive a free Iftar meal as they break their fast during Ramadan in June 2018. Photo: AFP

Scrabble players can up their game by playing a slew of new food words like avo, guac and hangry, now officially recognised by the gatekeepers of the English language at Merriam-Webster.

Of the 840 new entries added to the dictionary this month, editors note that words about food continue to be the largest source of “foreign borrowings” into the English language.