Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ormoc

/ʔoɾˈmok/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
or-moc
IPA
/ʔoɾˈmok/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Leyte, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish Ormoc, from Cebuano ugmok.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ormoc, ugmok

Phrases

Questions

How do you pronounce ormoc?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʔoɾˈmok/.
What does ormoc mean?
A city in Leyte, Philippines.
Where does ormoc come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce ormoc

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