Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sligo

/ˈslaɪɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: sli-go
IPA: /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Ireland.

name

A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

Example Sentences

"In the Workmans the other night, Connell told a girl he was from Sligo and she made a funny face and said: Yeah, you look like it."

Etymology

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Sligeach

Derived Forms

Sligoman

Rhymes With

vitiligo impetigo intertrigo

Questions

How do you pronounce sligo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/.
What does sligo mean?: A county of Ireland.
Where does sligo come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce sligo

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