How to pronounce acorn
American English pronunciation
AY-korn
- IPA
- /ˈeɪkɔɹn/
- Syllables
- AY · korn (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What acorn means
The nut that grows on an oak tree
In a sentence: A squirrel hurried off with an acorn in its mouth.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word aecern, meaning an oak nut. It later changed to look like the word corn.
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