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motorola

/moʊtɚˈɹoʊlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
mo-toro-la
IPA
/moʊtɚˈɹoʊlə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand-held radio manufactured by the Motorola company.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From motor + -ola, because at the time the company adopted that name it produced radios for installation in motorcars.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Motorolas (plural)

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola angola hola loyola pensacola guardiola nola ola granola

Questions

How do you pronounce motorola?
The recorded pronunciation is /moʊtɚˈɹoʊlə/.
What does motorola mean?
A hand-held radio manufactured by the Motorola company.
Where does motorola come from?
From motor + -ola, because at the time the company adopted that name it produced radios for installation in motorcars.

How to pronounce motorola

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