Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mento

/mˈɛntoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
men-to
IPA
/mˈɛntoʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and voices.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

an individual mento song.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Mento.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

mentos (plural)

Rhymes With

sacramento memento bento vento nascimento lento parenteau casamento pentimento sarmento chimento sorrento

Questions

How do you pronounce mento?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛntoʊ/.
What does mento mean?
a folk music genre of Jamaica, featuring acoustic instruments and voices.
Where does mento come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce mento

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mˈɛntoʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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