Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osorio

/oʊsˈɔɹioʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: os-o-rio
IPA: /oʊsˈɔɹioʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Osorio, from Latin Osorius. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, the Latin term may have originated from the metathesis of Orosius, itself perhaps derived from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Osorio, Osorius

Inflected Forms

Osorios (plural)

Rhymes With

oreo gregorio oratorio tenorio corio solorio lorio

Questions

How do you pronounce osorio?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊsˈɔɹioʊ/.
What does osorio mean?: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Where does osorio come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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