noun
Meaning 1
A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the Romani.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
vardo
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɑː.dəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈvɑɹˌdoʊ/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dəʊ
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Angloromani vardo, from Romani vordon, borrowed from Iranian (compare Ossetian уӕрдон (wærdon)), from Proto-Iranian *wart- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wart-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).