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lego

/ˈlɛɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
lego
IPA
/ˈlɛɡoʊ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Lego.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Lego.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

Name of a company founded in 1934, shortened from Danish leg godt (literally “play well”). Coincidentally, the word also means “I put together” in Latin (see legō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

LEGOs (plural) Legos (US, plural)

Phrases

Lego brick a small Lego figure Official Lego website

Frequently Paired Words

a small Lego figure Official Lego website

Synonyms

lego set

Rhymes With

rego gallego borrego trego grego abrego crego

Questions

How do you pronounce lego?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛɡoʊ/.
What does lego mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Lego.
Where does lego come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce lego

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