Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thabo

/θˈeɪboʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: thabo
IPA: /θˈeɪboʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"This scenario would hark back to the post-apartheid era when South Africa operated under a GNU to oversee the new constitution, led by Mandela as president and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as deputy presidents, between April 1994 and February 1997."

Etymology

From Bantu.

Word Breakdown

Root: thaba

Questions

How do you pronounce thabo?: The recorded pronunciation is /θˈeɪboʊ/.
What does thabo mean?: A male given name.
Where does thabo come from?: From Bantu.

How to pronounce thabo

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