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pedro

/ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
Pe-dro
IPA
/ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The five of trumps in certain card games.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The standard callsign for an aircraft participating in CSAR (“combat search and rescue”), typically a helicopter.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Pedro, Petrus, Πέτρος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Pedros (plural) Pedroes (plural)

Phrases

Don Pedro Pedro Sancho Sancho Pedro San Pedro Masahuat San Pedro Nonualco San Pedro Perulapán San Pedro Sula São Pedro do Sul

Frequently Paired Words

Sandy Don Pedro Pedro Sancho Sancho Pedro San Pedro Masahuat San Pedro Nonualco San Pedro Perulapán San Pedro Sula

Questions

How do you pronounce pedro?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪdɹoʊ/.
What does pedro mean?
An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
Where does pedro come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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