Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mailo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mai-lo
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Uganda, a land tenure system similar to freehold, in which political nobles were accredited land at the start of the 20th century, and passed it on hereditarily, without possibility of the ownership being contested.

Etymology

From mile. These areas were originally divided up by square miles.

Inflected Forms

mailos (plural)

Questions

What does mailo mean?
In Uganda, a land tenure system similar to freehold, in which political nobles were accredited land at the start of the 20th century, and passed it on hereditarily, without possibility of the ownership being contested.
Where does mailo come from?
From mile. These areas were originally divided up by square miles.

How to pronounce mailo

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