Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

risso

/ɹˈɪsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: ris-so
IPA: /ɹˈɪsoʊ/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Risso; this surname is also well-attested in South America.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Risso

Inflected Forms

Rissos (plural)

Phrases

Risso's dolphin

Questions

How do you pronounce risso?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪsoʊ/.
What does risso mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does risso come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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