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amarillo

/æməˈɹɪloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
amar-il-lo
IPA
/æməˈɹɪloʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo (“yellow, golden”).

Frequently Paired Words

Amarillan

Rhymes With

pillow armadillo carrillo portillo grillo camarillo billow jaramillo delillo carillo petrillo hermosillo

Questions

How do you pronounce amarillo?
The recorded pronunciation is /æməˈɹɪloʊ/.
What does amarillo mean?
A city, the county seat of Potter County, in the northwest plains of Texas, United States.
Where does amarillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish amarillo (“yellow, golden”).

How to pronounce amarillo

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