Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vamos

/vˈɑmoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: va-mos
IPA: /vˈɑmoʊz/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of vamoose.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"When he wishes to leave, he does not say with the Yankee, "Well, we'd better be a goin'," but "Let's vamos," or "Let's vamos the ranche.""

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

How do you pronounce vamos?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɑmoʊz/.
What does vamos mean?: Obsolete form of vamoose.

How to pronounce vamos

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