Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wapo

/ˈwɑpoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: wapo
IPA: /ˈwɑpoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Syllabic abbreviation of Washington Post, a newspaper from the United States.

Informal

Example Sentences

"It's quite impressive that the WaPo editorial board has come out with both barrels against their own journalists . (Black 2016)"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑpoʊ/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the WaPo (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

HuffPo

Questions

How do you pronounce wapo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑpoʊ/.
What does wapo mean?: Syllabic abbreviation of Washington Post, a newspaper from the United States.

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