Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocotillo

/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: ocotil-lo
IPA: /əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.

name

A census-designated place in Imperial County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

"It had rained in the night, and some of the ocotillo fences had sprouted some green."

Etymology

From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: ocotillo

Inflected Forms

ocotillos (plural)

Synonyms

boojum tree coachwhip Jacob's staff vine cactus fouquieria splendens

Questions

How do you pronounce ocotillo?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/.
What does ocotillo mean?: Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
Where does ocotillo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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