Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyro

/ˈtaɪɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
ty-ro
IPA
/ˈtaɪɹoʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beginner; a novice.

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Etymology

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtaɪɹoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈtaɪɹəʊ/

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

tyroism tyrology

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Questions

How do you pronounce tyro?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪɹoʊ/.
What does tyro mean?
A beginner; a novice.
Where does tyro come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyro, and from its etymon Latin tīrō (“beginner, novice; young apprentice; (Roman military) recruit”); further etymology unknown, possibly from an unattested Etruscan word.

How to pronounce tyro

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