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briscoe

/bɹˈɪskoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
briscoe
IPA
/bɹˈɪskoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Briscoes (plural)

Phrases

Briscoe County

Rhymes With

francisco disco sisko misko risko chriscoe

Questions

How do you pronounce briscoe?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɪskoʊ/.
What does briscoe mean?
A hamlet in Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY022114).
Where does briscoe come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce briscoe

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