Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dato

/dˈɑtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
da-to
IPA
/dˈɑtoʊ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Dato. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

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Questions

How do you pronounce dato?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑtoʊ/.
What does dato mean?
Alternative form of datto.
Where does dato come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce dato

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