Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognoscenti

/ˌkɒ.njəˈʃɛn.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: cog-nos-cen-te
IPA: /ˌkɒ.njəˈʃɛn.ti/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of cognoscente

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cognoscente, from Latin cognōscere (“to know, become aware of”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: cognoscente, cognōscere

Derived Forms

blognoscenti noncognoscenti

Rhymes With

valenti

Questions

How do you pronounce cognoscenti?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒ.njəˈʃɛn.ti/.
What does cognoscenti mean?: plural of cognoscente
Where does cognoscenti come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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