Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-nado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: -na-do
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Denoting a hurricane or a whirl containing or made of the stem word.

Example Sentences

"fire + -nado → firenado"
"snow + -nado → snownado"

Etymology

From the latter part of tornado.

Inflected Forms

-nados (plural) -nadoes (plural)

Questions

What does -nado mean?: Denoting a hurricane or a whirl containing or made of the stem word.
Where does -nado come from?: From the latter part of tornado.

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