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mario

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɹiəʊ/
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/ˈmaɹiəʊ/ · /ˈmɑːɹiəʊ/ · /ˈmɑɹioʊ/(US) · /ˈmæɹioʊ/(US) · /ˈmɛɹioʊ/ · /ˈmɐːɹiəʉ/ · /ˈmæɹiəʉ/ · /ˈmaɾeo/

Definition of mario

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Italian or Spanish.
    “It's-a me! Mario!”
    “Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […].”
    “Coccinelle, the flamboyant star of a female-impersonation revue at the Carrousel Club in Paris, recounted the saga of her physical transformation to Italiaan journalist Mario Costa.”
    “But there’s no need to bug out if you see the fuzzy eight-legged creature, as they’re pretty much harmless, said Mario Padilla, head entomologist at the Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center near Denver.”
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name

  1. A male given name from Italian or Spanish.
    “It's-a me! Mario!”
    “Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […].”
    “Coccinelle, the flamboyant star of a female-impersonation revue at the Carrousel Club in Paris, recounted the saga of her physical transformation to Italiaan journalist Mario Costa.”
    “But there’s no need to bug out if you see the fuzzy eight-legged creature, as they’re pretty much harmless, said Mario Padilla, head entomologist at the Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center near Denver.”

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively)Ellipsis of Mario Andretti (“one who drives fast or recklessly”).

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.

Anagrams of mario

5 plays · some not in Scrabble

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5 words

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18 words

2-letter words

9 words

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