Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giocoso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
gio-coso
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Merry; playful.

Etymology

From Italian giocoso, from Latin iocōsus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *yek-, giocoso, iocōsus

Inflected Forms

more giocoso (comparative) most giocoso (superlative)

Questions

What does giocoso mean?
Merry; playful.
Where does giocoso come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce giocoso

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