Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

togo

/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: to-go
IPA: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.

name

name

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

verb

To go different ways; go asunder; diverge; split; part; differ.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"It was on the plane to Togo, six months earlier, back when Togo was still on the shortlist, before Aimee had offended that tiny nation by suggesting, in an interview, that its government did ‘nothing for their people’."

Etymology

From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: to, -, togon, tōgān, *tōgāną

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/
British English: /ˈtəʊɡəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

togoes (present, singular) togoing (participle, present) towent (past) togone (participle, past)

Derived Forms

Togolese

Phrases

Togo killifish Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Countries of the world

Rhymes With

logo hyogo pogo

Questions

How do you pronounce togo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/.
What does togo mean?: A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.
Where does togo come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce togo

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