Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mico

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: mi-co
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset.

Etymology

From Spanish or Portuguese mico.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, mico

Inflected Forms

micos (plural)

Synonyms

black-tailed marmoset

Questions

What does mico mean?: A small South American monkey (Mico melanurus, syn. Callithrix melanura), allied to the marmoset.
Where does mico come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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