Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ex-voto

/ɛksvˈoʊtˈoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: ex-vo-to
IPA: /ɛksvˈoʊtˈoʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.

Etymology

From Latin ex (“out of, in accordance with”) + voto, ablative of votum (“a vow”).

Inflected Forms

ex-votos (plural)

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce ex-voto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksvˈoʊtˈoʊ/.
What does ex-voto mean?: An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.
Where does ex-voto come from?: From Latin ex (“out of, in accordance with”) + voto, ablative of votum (“a vow”).

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