zoo
Spanish, noun/ˈθoː/
zoo is spelled Z-O-O (3 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zoo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zoo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma acortada de parque zoológico, lugar de esparcimiento en el que los visitantes pueden contemplar…”.
What does zoo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezoo
prefix
- 1
zoo-
suffix
- 1
masculine-zoan
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma acortada de parque zoológico, lugar de esparcimiento en el que los visitantes pueden contemplar especies animales salvajes o exóticas, que están en lugares cerrados y jaulas.
suffix: 1. Sufijo con el significado de animal.
prefix: 1. Sirve de prefijo (y de sufijo) con el significado de animal.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zoo
- zoos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zoo?
- /ˈθoː/
- [ˈθoː]
- /ˈsoː/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zoo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zoo in Spanish?
zoo appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).