Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carvalho

/kɑɹvˈɑlhoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
car-val-ho
IPA
/kɑɹvˈɑlhoʊ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Portuguese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Carvalho.

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

How do you pronounce carvalho?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹvˈɑlhoʊ/.
What does carvalho mean?
A surname from Portuguese.
Where does carvalho come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce carvalho

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kɑɹvˈɑlhoʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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