Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beno

/bˈeɪnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: beno
IPA: /bˈeɪnoʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented sap of palm trees, originating from the Philippines.

Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"In cases of continuous intoxication it results in dysentery, fevers, insanity, and drinking beno is the cause of many deaths."
"I had some beno in my canteen and I took a few nips to steady me."
"Lounging around village shops watching the girls and drinking beno, a potent alcoholic beverage, helped some of the soldiers overcome their boredom."
"He must have been drinking beno for he took a header, and as he went over the boat dipped considerably and of course soaked part of us."

Etymology

Modification of Spanish vino (“wine”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: vino

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Benos (plural)

Rhymes With

volcano plano zeno meno sereno veno pequeno paino magdaleno zaino piraino laino

Questions

How do you pronounce beno?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪnoʊ/.
What does beno mean?: An alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented sap of palm trees, originating from the Philippines.
Where does beno come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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