Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

montijo

/moʊntˈijoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ti-jo
IPA: /moʊntˈijoʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Montijo. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Montijo

Inflected Forms

Montijos (plural)

Rhymes With

armijo arguijo

Questions

How do you pronounce montijo?: The recorded pronunciation is /moʊntˈijoʊ/.
What does montijo mean?: A surname.
Where does montijo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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