How to pronounce aigrette
American English pronunciation
ay-GRET
- IPA
- /eɪˈɡɹɛt/
- Syllables
- ay · GRET (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- AY-gret
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What aigrette means
A spray of feathers worn on a hat or in the hair
In a sentence: Grandma's old party hat had a white aigrette that bobbed whenever she laughed.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word for the egret, a white heron with lacy plumes.
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