Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zingaro

/zɪŋɡˈɑɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: zin-garo
IPA: /zɪŋɡˈɑɹoʊ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Sporting a woolly cardigan with four buttons on top of an Oxford smock without a collar, our man has a faintly folksy look about him, calling to mind a zingaro or a gypsy, a carny or a Mongol, but also (switching to a wholly distinct mythology and iconography) a hippy strumming his guitar in a barroom in Haight-Ashbury or at Big Sur or in Katmandu."

Etymology

From Italian. Doublet of tzigane.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

zingaros (plural) zingari (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Zincalo

Rhymes With

sorrow morrow navarro caro aro kilimanjaro yarrow pizarro gennaro claro ferraro amaro

Questions

How do you pronounce zingaro?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɪŋɡˈɑɹoʊ/.
What does zingaro mean?: A Gypsy.
Where does zingaro come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce zingaro

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