Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gatho

/ˈɡæðəʉ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gatho
IPA: /ˈɡæðəʉ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gathering, typically smaller and more relaxed than a party.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

""MUSIC, mind and body will converge when a new feel-good ‘gatho’ debuts on the Gold Coast on Australia Day. The inaugural The Gathering Feel Good Festival will bump into Country Paradise Parklands, a sprawling greenfields site at Nerang, on January 26 next year from 11.30am to 10pm.""
"2017 Angela Mollard, "Our teens are out of control. Why? Because parents are too weak" The Daily Telegraph, 25 March 2018. Accessed 22 August 2018. "A friend who had a successful 15th party for her son — no alcohol, everyone checked off at the door, all bags locked in the spare bedroom, extra parents for security, and a finish time of 10.30pm, told me she recently agreed to a small “gatho” a year later.""
"2018 Leisha Parkinson, "The Awkward Qs You’ll Be Asked At Your Family Gatho" 5Why, 19 February 2017. Accessed 22 August 2018."

Etymology

Abbreviation of gathering + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: o

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡæðəʉ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gathos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gatho?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæðəʉ/.
What does gatho mean?: A gathering, typically smaller and more relaxed than a party.
Where does gatho come from?: Abbreviation of gathering + -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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