Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generalissimo

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-alis-si-mo
IPA: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.

Example Sentences

"Where stands Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in this conflict of opinion concerning the tactics which China should adopt towards the aggressor? Chiang Kai-shek, according to officials who know his mind with whom I have talked, is all for resistance—as soon as he thinks he can win! “It is a fatal mistake for the Japanese to imagine that I will not fight under any circumstances,” he has said. But the Chinese Generalissimo is too well versed in the philosophy of his country not to recollect that it is foolish to fight with the certainty of defeat."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: generalissimo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/
British English: /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈliːsɪməʊ/

Inflected Forms

generalissimos (plural) generalissimi (plural)

Derived Forms

generalissimoship

Synonyms

commander in chief commander-in-chief

Questions

How do you pronounce generalissimo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/.
What does generalissimo mean?: A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.
Where does generalissimo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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