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ammo.

Ammunition.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæ.məʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈa.məʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæ.moʊ/General-American

  1. Ammunition.

    uncountable · usually

  2. Chips or money, usually at a casino.

    slang · uncommon · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Proto-Italic *moini Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunitionclip. English ammo Clipping of ammunition.

verb/ˈæ.məʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈa.məʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæ.moʊ/General-American

  1. To load up on ammunition.

    informal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *móyni Proto-Italic *moini Latin moene Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin mūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mūnitiōnemlbor. Middle French munition Middle French amunitionbor. English ammunitionclip. English ammo Clipping of ammunition.

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