Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lilo

/ˈlaɪləʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: lilo
IPA: /ˈlaɪləʊ/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflatable air mattress.

British usage

adj

last in last out (see FIFO)

adj

Acronym of left in, left out, a type of three-way road intersection.

name

Alternative spelling of Li-Lo (“Lindsay Lohan”).

name

Alternative spelling of Li-Lo (“Lindsay Lohan”).

Example Sentences

"I mean, who cares if LiLo (Lindsay Lohan) has been caught doped (again!) or how low Delta Goodrem's neckline plunges each year in her appearance as judge on The Voice show? […]"
"LiLo started acting when she was just three years old, and by the late 1990s she'd starred in a slew of Disney films, including The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday."

Etymology

From the name of the company which made rubberised canvas air-mattresses from the 1940s to the 1970s under the trademark name "Li-Lo" (a sensational spelling of lie low).

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

lilos (plural) li-lo (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

RIRO

Rhymes With

high-low silo xylo-

Questions

How do you pronounce lilo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪləʊ/.
What does lilo mean?: An inflatable air mattress.
Where does lilo come from?: From the name of the company which made rubberised canvas air-mattresses from the 1940s to the 1970s under the trademark name "Li-Lo" (a sensational spelling of lie low).

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