Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palo alto

/ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: palo al-to
IPA: /ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

"Criminal justice reform has become a national topic of discussion given recent police killings of Black men, and Jones points out that he's been a longtime activist on this issue, with his experience in Palo Alto and as an NAACP youth organizer. Also, he notes, as a Black man, "People like me are overpoliced, overarrested, overprosecuted.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palo alto (literally “tall stick”), named after El Palo Alto, a more than 1000-year-old coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) tree near the city.

Phrases

Palo Alto County

Questions

How do you pronounce palo alto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/.
What does palo alto mean?: A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
Where does palo alto come from?: Borrowed from Spanish palo alto (literally “tall stick”), named after El Palo Alto, a more than 1000-year-old coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) tree near the city.

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