draco
/ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.
name
A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
name
One of Actaeon's hounds.
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek or Latin.
Example Sentences
- "Chop trees with the draco"
- "The statesman Draco, faced with public complacency in the face of a crisis in crime, devised a simple method of maintaining order: kill all offenders."
- "Last November’s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony seemed to be the culmination of a heartwarming comeback for the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Robi Draco Rosa."
- "Midway through a video interview with Tom Felton about his best-selling memoir, “Beyond the Wand,” the actor who played Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies removes the blue-gray baseball cap he’d been wearing backward and begins to tousle his hair."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Δρᾰ́κων
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/
- British English: /ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.