Etymology

rando

ran·do
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Today it means: Random; arbitrary. Full definition →

French randonnée
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rando · adjective, noun1

From random + -o (“(colloquial); person with characteristic”); compare sicko, weirdo. From early 2000s.

rando · adjective2

  1. French · derived fromrandonnée“hiking”
  2. English todayrando

Clipping of randonnée, from French randonnée (“hiking”).

rando · noun3

Clipping of randomizer.

Words from the same roots

Frenchrandonnée all →

randonnée

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