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raposo

/ɹɑpˈoʊsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
ra-poso
IPA
/ɹɑpˈoʊsoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Raposo, from raposo (“fox”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Raposos (plural) Rapozo (alternative)

Rhymes With

virtuoso rosso grosso barroso veloso amoroso reynoso mosso moscoso boso fragoso toso

Questions

How do you pronounce raposo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɑpˈoʊsoʊ/.
What does raposo mean?
A surname.
Where does raposo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce raposo

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