Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medio

/mˈidioʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
medio
IPA
/mˈidioʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.

noun

Any of various former Spanish and Latin American half-pieces, particularly the half-real both as a coin and a notional unit of account.

Etymology

From Spanish medio (“half, half-celemin, half-real, etc.”), from Latin medius (“half”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Doublet of medium, media, and mediate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

medios (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cuartillo (1⁄2 medio) celemin (2 medios) cuartilla (6 medios) hemina (10 medios) cuarto media (12 medios) fanega (24 medios) saco (48 medios)

Synonyms

maquila copin copino

Rhymes With

servidio degidio

Questions

How do you pronounce medio?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈidioʊ/.
What does medio mean?
A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 2.3 L.
Where does medio come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce medio

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