Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallaroo

/ˌwɑləˈɹu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: wal-la-roo
IPA: /ˌwɑləˈɹu/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.

noun

Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.

noun

Someone who plays for the Australia women's national rugby union team.

Australian usage

name

A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug walaru. Not, in fact, a blend of wallaby and kangaroo, although the fact that wallaroos are between wallabies and kangaroos in size may lead to that assumption.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌwɑləˈɹu/
British English: /ˌwɒləˈɹuː/

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

wallaroos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

joey marsupial potoroo wallaby

Questions

How do you pronounce wallaroo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwɑləˈɹu/.
What does wallaroo mean?: Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
Where does wallaroo come from?: Borrowed from Dharug walaru. Not, in fact, a blend of wallaby and kangaroo, although the fact that wallaroos are between wallabies and kangaroos in size may lead to that assumption.

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