Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bucco-

/ˌbʌkoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: buc-co-
IPA: /ˌbʌkoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

buccal; related to the cheek.

prefix

(rarely; historically) oral; related to the mouth, especially the oral cavity.

Etymology

Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin buccader. English bucco- From buccal, from Latin bucca (“mouth; cheek”). By surface analysis, bucc- + -o-.

Inflected Forms

bucc- (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bucco-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbʌkoʊ/.
What does bucco- mean?: buccal; related to the cheek.
Where does bucco- come from?: Etymology tree Celticbor.? Latin buccader. English bucco- From buccal, from Latin bucca (“mouth; cheek”). By surface analysis, bucc- + -o-.

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