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vardo

/ˈvɑɹˌdoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
var-do
IPA
/ˈvɑɹˌdoʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the Romani.

Etymology

Borrowed from Angloromani vardo, from Romani vordon, borrowed from Iranian (compare Ossetian уӕрдон (wærdon)), from Proto-Iranian *wart- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wart-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɑɹˌdoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈvɑː.dəʊ/

Inflected Forms

vardos (plural) vardoes (plural)

Rhymes With

bardo

Questions

How do you pronounce vardo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑɹˌdoʊ/.
What does vardo mean?
A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the Romani.
Where does vardo come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

How to pronounce vardo

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