Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramos

/ɹˈɑmoʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: ramos
IPA: /ɹˈɑmoʊs/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Spanish.

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A municipality of Tarlac, Philippines.

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Example Sentences

"The Supreme Court said Monday that unanimous jury verdicts are required in state criminal trials for serious offenses, handing a victory to criminal defendants including petitioner Evangelisto Ramos, who was convicted of murder in Louisiana on a 10-2 vote. […] In court, a lawyer for Louisiana argued that if the Supreme Court were to rule in favor of Ramos the ruling could apply to some 32,000 people that are currently serving time for serious crimes because thousands of petitioners would come to the court demanding relief."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Ramos, from ramo (“branch”).

Inflected Forms

Ramoses (plural)

Phrases

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Questions

How do you pronounce ramos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑmoʊs/.
What does ramos mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does ramos come from?: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Ramos, from ramo (“branch”).

How to pronounce ramos

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