tamarao

Questions about tamarao

What does tamarao mean?

tamarao means "small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines".

How many syllables are in tamarao?

tamarao has 3 syllables and divides as ta-ma-rao 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 tamarao?

Close synonyms include tamarau, Bubalus mindorensis, Anoa mindorensis. 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 tamarao a common word?

tamarao 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.