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oppo taco

/ˌɑpoʊ ˈtɑkoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
op-po -ta-co
IPA
/ˌɑpoʊ ˈtɑkoʊ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A home run where the ball is hit to the opposite side of the baseball field to where one stands when swinging the bat.

Etymology

From a clipping of opposite. The second element taco seems to have arisen to maintain assonance in the expression; both elements have the vowel sequence /ɑ oʊ/ in American English dialects with the father-bother merger.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑpoʊ ˈtɑkoʊ/

Inflected Forms

oppo tacos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce oppo taco?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑpoʊ ˈtɑkoʊ/.
What does oppo taco mean?
A home run where the ball is hit to the opposite side of the baseball field to where one stands when swinging the bat.
Where does oppo taco come from?
From a clipping of opposite. The second element taco seems to have arisen to maintain assonance in the expression; both elements have the vowel sequence /ɑ oʊ/ in American English dialects with the father-bother merger.

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