Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbo

/kˈɑɹboʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: car-bo
IPA: /kˈɑɹboʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

name

Example Sentences

"Instead of a head of mats, give yourself one of chili peppers or green beans or other snackable, filamentous source of quick carbos."

Etymology

Clipping of carbohydrate.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

carbos (plural)

Phrases

carbo-load

Rhymes With

garbo barbo ybarbo

Questions

How do you pronounce carbo?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹboʊ/.
What does carbo mean?: carbohydrate
Where does carbo come from?: Clipping of carbohydrate.

How to pronounce carbo

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