Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocco

/ɹˈɑkoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
roc-co
IPA
/ɹˈɑkoʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Italian, of mostly American usage.

Etymology

From the Italian form of the name of French 14th century saint Roch, of Germanic origin. The meaning is obscure; Old High German hruoh (“crow”) (from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz), hrok (“rest”) (modern Ruhe) and rohōn (“to roar”) (modern röhren) have been suggested.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, hruoh, *hrōkaz

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce rocco?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑkoʊ/.
What does rocco mean?
A male given name from Italian, of mostly American usage.
Where does rocco come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce rocco

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