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alamos

al·a·mo
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-uh-moh, ah-luh-]
    • /ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-uh-moh, ah-luh-]
    • /ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə-/

Definitions of alamos word

  • noun plural alamos a poplar. 1
  • noun alamos a town in central New Mexico: atomic research center. 1
  • noun alamos Plural form of alamo. 1
  • noun alamos plural of alamo. 0

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Origin of alamos

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40, alamo is from the Spanish word álamo poplar, ultimately < a pre-Roman language of Iberia

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Parts of speech for Alamos

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alamos popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

alamos usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with alamos

  • united states physicist who directed the project at los alamos?

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