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dedo

/dˈeɪdoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
de-do
IPA
/dˈeɪdoʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.

noun

A traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 1.8 cm.

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese dedo (“digit, finger”), from Old Spanish and Old Galician-Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, to point out”). Doublet of digit.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dedos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

punto (1⁄108 dedo) linea (1⁄9 dedo) pulgada (1+1⁄3 dedos) coto (6 dedos) palmo (12 dedos) pie (16 dedos) codo (24 dedos) vara (48 dedos)

Synonyms

finger digit

Rhymes With

alfredo laredo credo oviedo acevedo sado salcedo escobedo figueiredo ledo quevedo olmedo

Questions

How do you pronounce dedo?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈeɪdoʊ/.
What does dedo mean?
A traditional short Spanish unit of length, usually about equal to 1.75 cm.
Where does dedo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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