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torno

/tˈɔɹnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
torno
IPA
/tˈɔɹnoʊ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Torno, a metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”). * Borrowed from Spanish Torno, a habitational surname from the village of El Torno, in Extremadura. * Altered spelling of a German or Polish habitational surname from the city of Tarnów, in Poland.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Tornos (plural)

Homonyms

tornow

Rhymes With

porno adorno tornow

Questions

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

How to pronounce torno

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