How to pronounce amaranth
American English pronunciation
AM-uh-ranth
- IPA
- /ˈæməˌɹænθ/
- Syllables
- AM · uh · ranth (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What amaranth means
A plant with drooping tassels of red or purple blossoms
In a sentence: Amaranth spilled over the garden wall in long crimson tassels.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning "never fading." Poets used it for an imaginary flower that never wilts.
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