Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osorno

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: os-orno
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city and commune, the capital of Osorno province, Chile.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A province in Los Lagos region, Chile.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A volcano situated between Osorno province and Llanquihue province, Chile, named after the city.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A former department of Chile.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Osorno, possibly related to Basque osoren (“complete”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Osorno, osoren

Usage

Inflected Forms

Osornos (plural)

Questions

What does osorno mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does osorno come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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