Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ono

/ˈoʊnoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: ono
IPA: /ˈoʊnoʊ/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Abbreviation of or near(est) offer.

phrase

Abbreviation of over and out.

adj

good-tasting, delicious.

Slang

noun

Synonym of wahoo (“type of fish”).

name

A surname from Japanese.

Example Sentences

"Bike for sale: €300 ono"
"Tunas and other pelagic fishes, especially mahimahi and ono (wahoo), are known to congregate under drifting objects, such as logs."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻono (“delicious”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ʻono, 小野

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more ono (comparative) most ono (superlative) Onos (plural)

Synonyms

wahoo

Rhymes With

mono bono kono buono iacono londono debono loiacono riccobono dantuono colantuono

Questions

How do you pronounce ono?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊnoʊ/.
What does ono mean?: Abbreviation of or near(est) offer.
Where does ono come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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