Answer: MAYO (food item) → "YO, MAMA" (saying) → YO-YO MA (person's name)
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Think of a common five-letter word in one syllable. Change the fourth letter to the next letter of the alphabet, and you'll get a common word in two syllables, also in five letters. What words are these?