florio

1. 1.

   English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)

   SynonymsJohn Florio

   Broaderlexicographer

Other forms of florio

plural

florios·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about florio

What does florio mean?

florio means "English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)".

How many syllables are in florio?

florio has 3 syllables: flo-ri-o. The stress falls on "flo". In IPA it is /ˈflɔɹioʊ/.

What is another word for florio?

Close synonyms include John Florio. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is florio a common word?

florio is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.