Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fidalgo

/fidˈɑlɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: fi-dal-go
IPA: /fidˈɑlɡoʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Portuguese nobleman.

name

Example Sentences

"The blacks and the bastards were so many and the honorable white fidalgos so few."

Etymology

From Portuguese fidalgo. Doublet of hidalgo.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: fidalgo, -

Inflected Forms

fidalgos (plural) fidalgoes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce fidalgo?: The recorded pronunciation is /fidˈɑlɡoʊ/.
What does fidalgo mean?: A Portuguese nobleman.
Where does fidalgo come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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