Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burgo

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: bur-go
IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡoʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Latin form, for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Etymology

From the Latinised word for burgh.

Inflected Forms

de Burgo (alternative) Burgh (alternative) de Burgh (alternative) Burke (alternative) Bourke (alternative) Bourg (alternative) de Bourg (alternative) de Búrca (alternative)

Rhymes With

virgo ergo

Questions

How do you pronounce burgo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡoʊ/.
What does burgo mean?: A surname from the Latin form, for someone who lived in a fortified place.
Where does burgo come from?: From the Latinised word for burgh.

How to pronounce burgo

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