Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loco

/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
lo-co
IPA
/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

adj

Crazy.

Colloquial

adj

Intoxicated by eating locoweed.

American usage

noun

A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.

Transitive verb

verb

To render insane.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

noun

Short for locomotive.

Informal

noun

Short for locofoco, in its various senses.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more loco (comparative) most loco (superlative) locos (plural) locoes (plural) locos (present, singular) locoing (participle, present) locoed (participle, past) locoed (past)

Derived Forms

loc locoweed locoman locoshed locospotter

Phrases

loco moco diesel loco steam loco in loco in loco parentis in loco parentum

Frequently Paired Words

locoism in loco in loco parentis in loco parentum

Synonyms

pea struck locoweed balmy barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers daft dotty

Rhymes With

cocoa yoko koko kyoko poco orinoco cuoco fuoco cocco tinoco ruocco larocco

Questions

How do you pronounce loco?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/.
What does loco mean?
A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
Where does loco come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce loco

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