Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ignoramo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ig-no-ramo
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foolish and ignorant person; an ignoramus.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"'Did you see him when I asked him his opinion of the new champers?' Biddy tittered. 'He went red as fire! What an ignoramo!'"

Etymology

Clipping of ignoramus + -o. Possibly modelled on Spanish and Italian verb forms ending in -o.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

ignoramos (plural) ignoramoes (plural)

Questions

What does ignoramo mean?: A foolish and ignorant person; an ignoramus.
Where does ignoramo come from?: Clipping of ignoramus + -o. Possibly modelled on Spanish and Italian verb forms ending in -o.

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