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grillo

/ɡɹˈɪloʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
gril-lo
IPA
/ɡɹˈɪloʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Italian Grillo, from the Italianization of the Sicilian surname Agriḍḍu, a surname derived from agriḍḍu (“cricket”). Doublet of Agrillo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Grillos (plural)

Rhymes With

pillow amarillo armadillo carrillo portillo camarillo billow jaramillo delillo carillo petrillo hermosillo

Questions

How do you pronounce grillo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈɪloʊ/.
What does grillo mean?
A surname.
Where does grillo come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce grillo

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