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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puto

/ˈpuːtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
puto
IPA
/ˈpuːtoʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.

Etymology

From Tagalog puto (and other Philippine languages), from Malay putu as in Malay kuih putu (“Kue putu”), from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

putos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce puto?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpuːtoʊ/.
What does puto mean?
A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.
Where does puto come from?
From Tagalog puto (and other Philippine languages), from Malay putu as in Malay kuih putu (“Kue putu”), from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”).

How to pronounce puto

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