Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mario

/ˈmɑɹioʊ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: mario
IPA: /ˈmɑɹioʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Italian or Spanish.

noun

Ellipsis of Mario Andretti (“one who drives fast or recklessly”).

Example Sentences

"It's-a me! Mario!"
"Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […]."
"Coccinelle, the flamboyant star of a female-impersonation revue at the Carrousel Club in Paris, recounted the saga of her physical transformation to Italiaan journalist Mario Costa."
"But there’s no need to bug out if you see the fuzzy eight-legged creature, as they’re pretty much harmless, said Mario Padilla, head entomologist at the Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center near Denver."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mario, Marius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹioʊ/

Inflected Forms

Marios (plural)

Derived Forms

Marioesque Mariolike

Phrases

Mario Andretti Mario Kart Mario Karted

Rhymes With

rosario barrio hilario daddario nazario cesario demario candelario vicario delrosario levario

Questions

How do you pronounce mario?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹioʊ/.
What does mario mean?: A male given name from Italian or Spanish.
Where does mario come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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