duo
/ˈdu.oʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.08 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially
noun
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
noun
Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.
noun
A meal with two paired components.
name
Example Sentences
- "The duo of pork consisted of a smoked sausage and a shoulder joint."
- "I noticed early on, in playing a duo with a violinist, that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing."
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of two, which was inherited via Proto-Germanic.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: duo, *duō, *dwóh₁
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdu.oʊ/
- British English: /ˈdjuː.əʊ/