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otago

/əˈtɑɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
ota-go
IPA
/əˈtɑɡoʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region in the South Island of New Zealand.

name

A suburb of the City of Clarence and Brighton Council, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈtɑɡoʊ/
  • British English: /əˈtɑːɡəʊ/

Phrases

Central Otago

Questions

How do you pronounce otago?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɑɡoʊ/.
What does otago mean?
A region in the South Island of New Zealand.
Where does otago come from?
From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

How to pronounce otago

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “otago”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/əˈtɑɡoʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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