Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pao

/pˈaʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: pao
IPA: /pˈaʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.

name

noun

Initialism of period after opening.

noun

Initialism of polyalphaolefin.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 炮 (pào).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

paos (plural) PαO (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

AO LAO LαO NAO NαO αO

Homonyms

powe pough

Rhymes With

how now allow wow bow thou cow dow mao vow brow howe

Questions

How do you pronounce pao?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaʊ/.
What does pao mean?: A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.
Where does pao come from?: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 炮 (pào).

How to pronounce pao

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