Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centeno

/tʃɛntˈɛnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: cen-teno
IPA: /tʃɛntˈɛnoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Centeno, an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, from Latin centenum, based on a notion that one stalk of rye would produce one-hundred grains.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Centeno, centenum

Inflected Forms

Centenos (plural) Senteno (alternative)

Rhymes With

leno eno ueno steno benno angeleno cedeno briceno renno briseno zermeno escareno

Questions

How do you pronounce centeno?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃɛntˈɛnoʊ/.
What does centeno mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does centeno come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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