anglo

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯/
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/ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯/ · [ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ̯] · /ˈæŋ.ɡlɵʊ̯/ · [ˈæŋ.ɡlɵ̞ʊ̯] · /ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯/ · [ˈæŋ.ɡloʊ̯] · /ˈæŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/ · [ˈæŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯] · /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡloʊ̯/ · [ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡloʊ̯] · /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/ · [ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯] · /ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡloʊ̯/ · [ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡloʊ̯] · /ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯/ · [ˈɛ̃ŋ.ɡlɔʊ̯] · /ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ/ · [ˈæŋ.ɡləʉ] · /ˈæŋ.ɡlɐʉ/ · [ˈæŋ.ɡlɐ̝ʉ]

Definition of anglo

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An English person or person of English ancestry.
    “Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.”
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noun

  1. An English person or person of English ancestry.
    “Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.”
  2. (Australia, informal)An English person or person of English ancestry.
  3. (nonstandard)A British person or person of British ancestry.
  4. (Canada, informal)Clipping of anglophone.
  5. (Southwestern, US, informal, offensive, sometimes)Clipping of anglophone.
    “Spanish was the only "foreign" language taught in the school, where most of the students spoke Spanish as a first language, and it was taught by an Anglo teacher from textbooks written by and for Anglos […] Somehow, the school administration saw no contradiction in rewarding Anglo students for learning to conjugate ser while punishing Chicano students for speaking Spanish on the school grounds.”
  6. An anglo concertina.
  7. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of anglo.
    “Since the Anglo occupation of the Great Basin, pottery has been a global commodity in the world market.”

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Etymology

From Anglo-.

Hooks

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