perlo
noun
perlo is spelled P-E-R-L-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perlo means “A rustic, one-pot Southern dish featuring chicken, smoked sausage, and rice simmered together in a savory broth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perlo is perlos.
How many letters and syllables are in perlo?
| Letters | 5: P-E-R-L-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is perlo?
Perlo appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
What rhymes with perlo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as perlo.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: loper, prole.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of perlo
- perlos plural
- perloo
- purloo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perlo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA rustic, one-pot Southern dish featuring chicken, smoked sausage, and rice simmered together in a savory broth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does perlo come from?
Unknown. Possibly a corruption of pilau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).