Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porno

/ˈpɔːnəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: porno
IPA: /ˈpɔːnəʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

noun

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A pornographic film.

Countable; Informal

noun

A pornographic magazine.

Countable; Informal

Example Sentences

"That's a porno film."
"For reasons that still baffle me, “Deep Throat” became the one porno film in New York chic to see and to seen at, even before the court case, even before Earl Wilson wrote about it."
"[…]ultra-risqué pictures verging on the pornographic (the most porno of the last-named have not yet made it to the TV screen, but they are getting there fast—witness the storm of protests over the situation comedy “Soap”)."
"In any case, porno is littered—porno is heaped—with the deaths of feelings."
"They watched a few pornos."
"He flipped through the porno."

Etymology

Clipping of pornographic or pornography. Attested from mid-20th century.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɔːnəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pornos (plural)

Derived Forms

gorno pornhua pornhwa pornocore pornogrind pornosexual

Phrases

porno chic porno mag

Frequently Paired Words

porn pornographer pornographic pornographically pornography

Synonyms

porn pornography erotica smut

Rhymes With

adorno torno tornow livorno

Questions

How do you pronounce porno?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔːnəʊ/.
What does porno mean?: Pornographic.
Where does porno come from?: Clipping of pornographic or pornography. Attested from mid-20th century.

How to pronounce porno

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