Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurtado

/hɚtˈɑdoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: hur-ta-do
IPA: /hɚtˈɑdoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Hurtado, from the past participle of the verb hurtar (“to rob”), perhaps a reference to an illegitimate or kidnapped child.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Hurtado

Inflected Forms

Hurtados (plural)

Rhymes With

colorado avocado dorado delgado prado bravado coronado maldonado alvarado silverado eldorado mercado

Questions

How do you pronounce hurtado?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɚtˈɑdoʊ/.
What does hurtado mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does hurtado come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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