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agogo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
agogo
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs

adv

Alternative form of à gogo.

Etymology

From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: agogô, agogo

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

agogos (plural)

Questions

What does agogo mean?
An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairs
Where does agogo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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