brasco
noun
brasco is spelled B-R-A-S-C-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brasco means “A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brasco is brascos.
How many letters and syllables are in brasco?
| Letters | 6: B-R-A-S-C-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brasco?
Brasco appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce brasco?
- Australia
Brasco has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_brasco.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brasco
- brascos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brasco mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangA lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
- 2
AustraliaslangA toilet: a fixture intended for urination and defecation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brasco come from?
Uncertain. Dating from 1950s. Derivation from purported toilet manufacturer Brass Co. lacks documentary evidence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).