Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbo

/bˈɑɹboʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: bar-bo
IPA: /bˈɑɹboʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Barbo, all from barbo (“barbel”), perhaps a nickname.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Barbo

Inflected Forms

Barbos (plural)

Rhymes With

garbo carbo ybarbo

Questions

How do you pronounce barbo?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑɹboʊ/.
What does barbo mean?: A surname.
Where does barbo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce barbo

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