Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tako

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
tako
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flesh of octopus as used in sushi.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蛸 (tako).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does tako mean?
The flesh of octopus as used in sushi.
Where does tako come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce tako

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