vardo

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UK/ˈvɑː.dəʊ/US/ˈvɑɹˌdoʊ/

noun

A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the Romani.

OriginAngloromani vardo ← Romani vordon ← Proto-Iranian *wart- →
Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounvardo (plural vardos or vardoes)

plural vardos · plural vardoes

  1. A traditional horse-drawn wagon used by the Romani.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wert-“to turn, rotate”
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*wart-
  3. Proto-Iranian*wart-“to turn”
  4. Romanivordon
  5. Angloromanivardo
  6. Englishvardo

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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vardo

bardo
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

vardo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vardo

MLA

“vardo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vardo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vardo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vardo.

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