Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulgo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: vul-go
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the vernacular; commonly known as.

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"PERICLYMENUM; […] Trumpet Honeyſuckle; vulgô."
"[Pope's Hole] derives its name from its being a place of shelter to some puffins, vulgo "popes"."
"A cow desiring the bull [vulgò a tufty cow]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulgo.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

great unwashed hoi polloi

Questions

What does vulgo mean?: In the vernacular; commonly known as.
Where does vulgo come from?: Borrowed from Latin vulgo.

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