Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ludopath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lu-dopath
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who exhibits ludopathy (problem gambling).

Etymology

From ludo- + -path; a calque of Spanish ludópata or of Portuguese ludopata.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ludo-
Suffix: -path

Inflected Forms

ludopaths (plural)

Derived Forms

ludopathy

Questions

What does ludopath mean?: One who exhibits ludopathy (problem gambling).
Where does ludopath come from?: From ludo- + -path; a calque of Spanish ludópata or of Portuguese ludopata.

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