Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rito

/ˈɹitoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: ri-to
IPA: /ˈɹitoʊ/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.

Uncountable

noun

A stream in the western US.

American usage

name

Synonym of Lutos (“a Central Sudanic language”).

Example Sentences

"Many small streams and ritos flow down the slopes feeding the Rio Puerco, Chama and Jemez Rivers."
"[…] to form tiny rills that descended and gathered into larger rititos that rollicked and frollicked as they tumbled down into the ritos that carried the spring run-offs and summer rains across alpine meadows […]"
"On this day all the waters of the earth are blessed, the seas, the rivers and the ritos, the clear forest streams and all the muddy acequias meandering through the fields."

Etymology

From New Mexico and Colorado Spanish rito, from Spanish río + -ito.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: río

Usage

Uncountable
American usage

Inflected Forms

ritos (plural)

Synonyms

Lutos

Questions

How do you pronounce rito?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹitoʊ/.
What does rito mean?: The young leaves of the coconut palm, used in traditional weaving in the Pacific.
Where does rito come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce rito

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