Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curti

/kˈʊɹti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: cur-ti
IPA: /kˈʊɹti/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Curti, from Neapolitan curto (“short”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Curti, curto

Inflected Forms

Curtis (plural)

Rhymes With

mcgourty

Questions

How do you pronounce curti?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʊɹti/.
What does curti mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does curti come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce curti

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