Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mello

/mˈɛloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
mel-lo
IPA
/mˈɛloʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of mellophone.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Portuguese Mello.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mellos (plural)

Homonyms

melo

Rhymes With

fellow yellow mellow cello costello melo marcelo bello othello belo jello monticello

Questions

How do you pronounce mello?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛloʊ/.
What does mello mean?
Clipping of mellophone.
Where does mello come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce mello

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