Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sako

/sˈɑkoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: sako
IPA: /sˈɑkoʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Japanese 佐香 (Sakō) or 酒向 (Sakō). * Borrowed from a West African language; this surname is predominantly found in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 佐香

Inflected Forms

Sakos (plural)

Rhymes With

morocco taco rocco mako jaco ayako sadako takako tocco mikako lomonaco crocco

Questions

How do you pronounce sako?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɑkoʊ/.
What does sako mean?: A surname.
Where does sako come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce sako

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