Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barroso

/bˌɑɹˈoʊsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: bar-roso
IPA: /bˌɑɹˈoʊsoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Barroso, a topographic surname for someone who lived in a muddy and loamy area, from barroso (“muddy”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Barroso

Inflected Forms

Barrosos (plural)

Rhymes With

virtuoso rosso grosso veloso amoroso reynoso mosso moscoso boso raposo fragoso toso

Questions

How do you pronounce barroso?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˌɑɹˈoʊsoʊ/.
What does barroso mean?: A surname.
Where does barroso come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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