Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lontano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
lon-tano
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Lontano.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lontanos (plural)

Questions

What does lontano mean?
A surname from Italian.
Where does lontano come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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