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yamashiro

/jɑmɑʃˈɪɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
ya-mashiro
IPA
/jɑmɑʃˈɪɹoʊ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山城 (Yamashiro).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yamashiros (plural)

Rhymes With

hero zero shapiro nero niro miro ero subzero biro fierro ruggiero piro

Questions

How do you pronounce yamashiro?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɑmɑʃˈɪɹoʊ/.
What does yamashiro mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does yamashiro come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce yamashiro

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