maguro
/ˈmaɡʊɹəʊ/noun
maguro is spelled M-A-G-U-R-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maguro means “Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maguro?
| Letters | 6: M-A-G-U-R-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maguro?
Maguro appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 maguro?
- UK /ˈmaɡʊɹəʊ/
- UK /maˈɡuːɹəʊ/
- UK /məˈɡuːɹəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maguro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maguro come from?
Late 19th century, borrowed from Japanese 鮪 (まぐろ, maguro, “tuna”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).