dumbo
/ˈdʌmboʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States;
name
Alternative form of DUMBO (“a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York city, New York state, United States”).
Example Sentences
- "Darman, to my astonishment, spent the evening telling me what an idiot Ronald Reagan was. Airhead. Dumbo."
- "P.S. 8’s zone was expansive, stretching across Brooklyn Heights under the Manhattan bridge to the Dumbo neighborhood and Vinegar Hill, the neighborhood around P.S. 307. […] But gentrification overtook Dumbo, which hugs the East River and provides breathtaking views of the skyline and a quick commute to Manhattan."
Etymology
Etymology tree English dumb Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English dumbo From dumb + -o.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdʌmboʊ/
- British English: /ˈdʌmbəʊ/