Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primitivo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: prim-i-ti-vo
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian primitivo. Doublet of primitive.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: primitivo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does primitivo mean?: A grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape.
Where does primitivo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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