kadogo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A child soldier. Usually refers to the eastern Congolese rebel armies that used numerous child soldiers.
Example Sentences
- "In brief, the kadogos and the Angolans had different sets of grievances, yet they both converged on the same target."
- "In the early months of 1998, Kabila's army was a loose pastiche of kadogo, Katangan Tigers, and new recruits."
- "With their retreat route cut off, the FAC kadogo began defecting in droves, many fleeing across the border into Zambia."