Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arecibo

/ˌæɹəˈsiːboʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: areci-bo
IPA: /ˌæɹəˈsiːboʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.

name

Ellipsis of Arecibo Observatory; a radio astronomy astronomical observatory located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

name

A diocese in Puerto Rico, United States, of the Roman Catholic Church.

Etymology

From Spanish Arecibo, from Taíno Aresibo.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Arecibo, Aresibo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæɹəˈsiːboʊ/

Questions

How do you pronounce arecibo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæɹəˈsiːboʊ/.
What does arecibo mean?: A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
Where does arecibo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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