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pardo

/pˈɑɹdoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
par-do
IPA
/pˈɑɹdoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pardao (an obsolete spelling of pardau), from Sanskrit प्रतापः (pratāpaḥ), which was written on the coins.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pardos (plural) pardoes (plural) pardao (alternative) pardau (alternative)

Rhymes With

leonardo ricardo eduardo lombardo bardo fajardo nardo sardo guajardo pappalardo pichardo alvardo

Questions

How do you pronounce pardo?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑɹdoʊ/.
What does pardo mean?
A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
Where does pardo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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