Garo
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹəʊ/
- (General American) enPR: ɡărʹō
- (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡæɹoʊ/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/
- Rhymes: -æɹəʊ
Noun
Garo (plural Garos or Garo)
- A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group in Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, and neighboring areas of Bangladesh.
Proper noun
Garo
- The language spoken by this ethnic group.
- (historical) The Kingdom of Garo in modern Ethiopia.
- A ghost town in Park County, Colorado in what is now South Park.
See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Garo terms