Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coto

/kˈoʊtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: co-to
IPA: /kˈoʊtoʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 10.4 cm.

name

name

Alternative form of Cocto (“extinct Chibchan language”).

Etymology

From Spanish coto (“half-span, quarter-cubit”), supposedly a variant of codo (“Spanish cubit”), from Vulgar Latin forms of Latin cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”), but more probably a development of or influenced by Latin quārtus (“a fourth”) from its use as a fourth of the cubit or Latin quattuor (“four”) from its approximation of the span across four fingers.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: coto, -, cubitum, quārtus, quattuor

Inflected Forms

cotos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

linea (1⁄54 coto) dedo (1⁄6 coto) pulgada (2⁄9 coto) sesma (1+1⁄3 cotos) palmo (2 cotos) pie (2+2⁄3 cotos) codo (4 cotos) vara (8 cotos)

Homonyms

koto cotto

Rhymes With

moto kyoto toto soto yamamoto miyamoto matsumoto desoto hashimoto sakamoto koto cotto

Questions

How do you pronounce coto?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊtoʊ/.
What does coto mean?: A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 10.4 cm.
Where does coto come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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