Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rosso

/ɹˈoʊsoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
rosso
IPA
/ɹˈoʊsoʊ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an Italian surname, from the adjective rosso (“red”). This is also found in Croatia as Roso. * As a Greek surname Ρόσσος (Róssos), from the Italian surname above, or sometimes from Ρώσος (Rósos, “Russian”).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce rosso

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