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octomino

/ɑkˈtɑməˌnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-tomi-no
IPA
/ɑkˈtɑməˌnoʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polyomino consisting of eight squares.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English -omino English octomino From octo- + -omino.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑkˈtɑməˌnoʊ/
  • British English: /ɒkˈtɒmɪnəʊ/

Inflected Forms

octominoes (plural)

Synonyms

8-omino

Rhymes With

domino tetromino polyomino triomino tromino pentomino hexomino heptomino nonomino monomino

Questions

How do you pronounce octomino?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑkˈtɑməˌnoʊ/.
What does octomino mean?
A polyomino consisting of eight squares.
Where does octomino come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English -omino English octomino From octo- + -omino.

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