Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayordomo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: may-or-do-mo
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A butler or majordomo in Spain or Latin America.

Etymology

From Spanish mayordomo. Doublet of majordomo.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mayordomo

Inflected Forms

mayordomos (plural)

Questions

What does mayordomo mean?: A butler or majordomo in Spain or Latin America.
Where does mayordomo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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