Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nakodo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nako-do
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A matchmaker who serves as a go-between in the process of an omiai arranged marriage.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 仲人 (nakōdo, “go-between, mediary”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 仲人

Inflected Forms

nakodos (plural)

Questions

What does nakodo mean?: A matchmaker who serves as a go-between in the process of an omiai arranged marriage.
Where does nakodo come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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