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basotho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ba-sotho
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of Mosotho

noun

An ethnic group native to Lesotho.

Etymology

From Sotho Basotho.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Basoto (alternative) Basutho (alternative) Basuto (alternative) Basothos (plural)

Derived Forms

Basotholand Basotoland Basutholand Basutoland

Frequently Paired Words

Lesotho Mosotho Sesotho Sotho

Synonyms

Mosotho Mosoto Mosuto Mosutho

Questions

What does basotho mean?
plural of Mosotho
Where does basotho come from?
From Sotho Basotho.

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