Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabo

/sˈɑboʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: sabo
IPA: /sˈɑboʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get someone in trouble, to prank, to sabotage another's efforts.

Colloquial; Informal; Transitive verb

noun

Slang

name

Etymology

Clipping of sabotage.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sabos (present, singular) saboes (present, singular) saboing (participle, present) saboed (participle, past) saboed (past) sabos (plural)

Rhymes With

abo bonobo szabo labo picabo

Questions

How do you pronounce sabo?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɑboʊ/.
What does sabo mean?: To get someone in trouble, to prank, to sabotage another's efforts.
Where does sabo come from?: Clipping of sabotage.

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