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albino

/ælˈbaɪnoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
al-bi-no
IPA
/ælˈbaɪnoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

noun

A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

Countable

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus * Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/
  • British English: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

albinos (plural) albinoes (plural)

Derived Forms

albinistic albinoid albiness albinism albinoism nonalbino pseudoalbino

Frequently Paired Words

hypopigmented hyperpigmented leucistic

Synonyms

albinal albinic albinistic albinoid hypomelanistic hypomelanoid amelanistic amelanoid

Antonyms

hypermelanistic hypermelanoid melanistic melanoid melano

Rhymes With

rhino

Questions

How do you pronounce albino?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/.
What does albino mean?
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
Where does albino come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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