Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reo

/ɹˈioʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: reo
IPA: /ɹˈioʊ/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reinforcement (additional soldiers).

Australian usage; Informal

noun

A re-entry (climbing a wave and then returning down its face).

Australian usage; Informal

noun

Steel used to reinforce concrete.

Australian usage; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of real estate owned (“property owned by a lender”).

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English inforce English reinforce Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English re(inforcement) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English reo From re(inforcement) + -o.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Reo

Usage

Inflected Forms

reos (plural)

Rhymes With

rio leo seo neo theo geo galileo castillo yeo cleo deo trujillo

Questions

How do you pronounce reo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈioʊ/.
What does reo mean?: A reinforcement (additional soldiers).
Where does reo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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