Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quasimodo

/ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
quasi-mo-do
IPA
/ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.

noun

A surfing trick performed while crouching.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the opening of the introit of the day’s Tridentine Mass in Ecclesiastical Latin: quasi modo genitī īnfāntēs (“as newborn babes …”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Quasimodos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Easter Sunday Easter Day Easter Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday Easter Thursday Easter Friday

Synonyms

Quasimodo Sunday Quasimodogeniti Second Sunday of Easter Octave Day of Easter Octave of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday Feast of the Divine Mercy White Sunday Alb Sunday Dominica in albis Low Sunday Renewal Sunday

Rhymes With

dodo komodo bodo kodo hodo

Questions

How do you pronounce quasimodo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/.
What does quasimodo mean?
The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.
Where does quasimodo come from?
From the opening of the introit of the day’s Tridentine Mass in Ecclesiastical Latin: quasi modo genitī īnfāntēs (“as newborn babes …”).

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