Ionesco

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˌiːəˈnɛskəʊ/, French: /jɔnɛsko/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yə nes′kō, ē ə-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Io•nes•co  (yə nes′kō, ē ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
    Eu•gène  (Fr. œ zhen′; Eng. yo̅o̅ jēn′, yo̅o̅′jēn),USA pronunciation 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ionesco /ˌiːəˈnɛskəʊ; French: jɔnɛsko/ n
  1. Eugène ( øʒɛn ). 1912–94, French dramatist, born in Romania; a leading exponent of the theatre of the absurd. His plays include The Bald Prima Donna (1950) and Rhinoceros (1960)

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