Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

davos

/ˈdɑːvoʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: davos
IPA: /ˈdɑːvoʊs/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum.

name

An annual meeting of business leaders, major politicians, economists, and other celebrities hosted by the World Economic Forum in the town of Davos, Switzerland at the end of January.

Example Sentences

"“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire a**hole,” the protester yelled. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elites who think they know how to run the world. That’s not what democracy is.”"

Etymology

From German Davos.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Davos

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɑːvoʊs/
British English: /ˈdævɒs/

Phrases

Davos Man

Questions

How do you pronounce davos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːvoʊs/.
What does davos mean?: A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum.
Where does davos come from?: It is traced to German.

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