Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosmo

/kˈɔzmoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: cos-mo
IPA: /kˈɔzmoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.

Informal

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

name

Cosmopolitan, an American monthly fashion and entertainment magazine for women.

Slang

name

Cosmopolitan, a cocktail.

Example Sentences

"But if you’re looking to scream your head off with ten best friends and don’t want to hear boo about how you’re making too much noise, there’s no better place to get stupid than the Angie Dickinson room at Mary’s[…] With a cyclorama of Angie to spur you up and on, it’s bring on the Cosmos and pass the Pepper."
"There’s an incredible Tangerine Cosmo made in West Stockbridge, where the bartender, Jeremy Kenny, was inspired by the feminist symbolism on Passover."

Etymology

Clipping.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -, κόσμος

Usage

Inflected Forms

cosmos (plural)

Derived Forms

Cosmospeak

Questions

How do you pronounce cosmo?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔzmoʊ/.
What does cosmo mean?: A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
Where does cosmo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce cosmo

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