paxto

Questions about paxto

What does paxto mean?

paxto means "an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan".

How many syllables are in paxto?

paxto has 2 syllables and divides as pax-to under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for paxto?

Close synonyms include Pashto, Pashtu, Afghani, Afghan. 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 paxto a common word?

paxto is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.