How to pronounce alpenstock
American English pronunciation
AL-pun-stok
- IPA
- /ˈælpənˌstɑk/
- Syllables
- AL · pun · stok (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What alpenstock means
A long hiking stick with an iron point, for mountain walks
In a sentence: Grandma leaned on her alpenstock as we climbed the steep trail.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from German in the early 19th century, from Alpen, the Alps, and Stock, a stick.
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