Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lusophone

/ˈlusəˌfoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: lu-so-phone
IPA: /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Portuguese-speaking.

adj

Portuguese-speaking.

noun

A Portuguese speaker.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Lusophone.

Etymology

From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Luso
Suffix: phone

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/
British English: /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/

Inflected Forms

Lusophones (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce lusophone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/.
What does lusophone mean?: Portuguese-speaking.
Where does lusophone come from?: From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone.

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