Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelosi

/pəˈloʊsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: pelosi
IPA: /pəˈloʊsi/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

"Nancy Pelosi used some colorful language to cajole her fellow House Democrats into accepting the compromise budget deal. As first reported by Politico, she told them to "embrace the suck.""
"Representative Nancy Pelosi, our California congresswoman, has affirmed that the United States stands “unwaveringly” by Israel as it conducts its defense[…]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pelosi, from peloso (“hairy”), from Latin pilōsus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pilōsus

Inflected Forms

Pelosis (plural)

Derived Forms

Pelosian

Phrases

Nasty Pelosi

Rhymes With

larose cosi grossi tosi bossi bugliosi soucy nicolosi kaposi preziosi rowsey amorosi

Questions

How do you pronounce pelosi?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈloʊsi/.
What does pelosi mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does pelosi come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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