Etymology

From French robot, from Czech robot, from robota ‎(“drudgery, servitude”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ro‧bô
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʀoˈbo/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʀoˈbo/, IPA^(key): /ʁoˈbo/, IPA^(key): /hoˈbo/, IPA^(key): /χoˈbo/, IPA^(key): /ɦoˈbo/
• Homophones: roubou (in Brazilian accents with w-loss)