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volvo

/ˈvɑlvoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
vol-vo
IPA
/ˈvɑlvoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
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Meaning

name

The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.

noun

A motor car manufactured by Volvo.

Etymology

From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“to roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Volvo, volvō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɑlvoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/

Inflected Forms

Volvos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce volvo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑlvoʊ/.
What does volvo mean?
The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.
Where does volvo come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

How to pronounce volvo

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