Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khoo

/kˈu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: khoo
IPA: /kˈu/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Chinese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 邱 (Khu).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Khoos (plural)

Homonyms

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce khoo?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈu/.
What does khoo mean?: A surname from Chinese.
Where does khoo come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 邱 (Khu).

How to pronounce khoo

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