Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moroni

/məˈɹɑni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: mo-roni
IPA: /məˈɹɑni/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The capital city of the Comoros.

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A surname from Italian.

Etymology

From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Moroni, Mroni

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈɹɑni/
British English: /məˈɹəʊni/

Inflected Forms

Moronis (plural)

Rhymes With

tony sony toni phony hermione stony bologna bony macaroni coney mahoney pepperoni

Questions

How do you pronounce moroni?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɹɑni/.
What does moroni mean?: The capital city of the Comoros.
Where does moroni come from?: It is traced to French.

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