How to pronounce tyro
American English pronunciation
TY-roh
- IPA
- /ˈtaɪɹoʊ/
- Syllables
- TY · roh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tyro means
A beginner who is just starting to learn something
In a sentence: As a tyro at chess, Leo still forgot which way the knight could move.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for a beginner or a young helper learning a trade. No one knows where the Latin word came from.
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