Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alamo

/ˈæləˌmoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: alamo
IPA: /ˈæləˌmoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).

name

A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo.

name

A city in Hidalgo County, Texas.

name

Alternative spelling of Álamo (“A city in Veracruz, Mexico”).

name

A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Georgia, United States.

name

A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.

name

A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

name

A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Example Sentences

"The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four."

Etymology

From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: álamo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæləˌmoʊ/
British English: /ˈæləˌməʊ/

Inflected Forms

alamos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce alamo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæləˌmoʊ/.
What does alamo mean?: A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
Where does alamo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce alamo

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