vulgo

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adverb

In the vernacular; commonly known as.

Similar
great unwashedhoi polloi
OriginLatin vulgo →
Scrabble 9
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Meanings

adverbvulgo (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the vernacular; commonly known as.

    A cow desiring the bull [vulgò a tufty cow]

    1828, John Walters, An English and Welsh Dictionary, page 304
    2 more examples

    PERICLYMENUM; […] Trumpet Honeyſuckle; vulgô.

    1733, Philip Miller, “PERICLYMENUM”, in The Gardeners Dictionary: […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […], →OCLC, column 1

    [Pope's Hole] derives its name from its being a place of shelter to some puffins, vulgo "popes".

    1822, George Woodley, A view of the present state of the Scilly Islands, 264-265
nounvulgo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe masses.

    Synonyms: great unwashed, hoi polloi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe masses.

Similar
great unwashedhoi polloi

Origin

  1. Latinvulgo
  2. Latinvulgo
  3. Englishvulgo

Borrowed from Latin vulgo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Vogul
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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