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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peto

/pˈitoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
peto
IPA
/pˈitoʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town and municipality in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * English habitational surname of Anglo-Norman origin for someone from Poitou, in France. * Borrowed from Hungarian Pető, a pet form of the personal name Péter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Petos (plural)

Rhymes With

mosquito tito burrito ito vito incognito leto benito nieto esposito quito devito

Questions

How do you pronounce peto?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈitoʊ/.
What does peto mean?
A surname.
Where does peto come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce peto

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