Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monticello

/ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ti-cel-lo
IPA: /ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The estate of Thomas Jefferson.

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A commune in Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France.

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The name of many places in the United States:

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The name of many places in the United States:

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The name of many places in the United States:

name

The name of many places in the United States:

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The name of many places in the United States:

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The name of many places in the United States:

Example Sentences

"Not the famous Monticello in Virginia, the Monticello in upstate New York with the boarded-up main street, the giant Walmart, the army/navy/marine recruitment offices, the stores that sold prosthetic limbs, the racetrack."

Etymology

Originally borrowed from Italian monticello (“little mount”). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau (“heap, pile”) and Spanish montecillo (“hill”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: monticello

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce monticello?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/.
What does monticello mean?: The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
Where does monticello come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce monticello

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