Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocoto

/ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-co-to
IPA: /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rocoto, from Quechua ruqutu.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: rocoto, ruqutu

Inflected Forms

rocotos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rocoto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/.
What does rocoto mean?: A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.
Where does rocoto come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce rocoto

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “rocoto”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “rocoto”.
Repeat and practice — Say “rocoto” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.