How to pronounce bracken
American English pronunciation
BRAK-un
- IPA
- /ˈbɹækən/
- Syllables
- BRAK · un (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bracken means
A tall, rough fern that grows thickly on hills and in woods
In a sentence: The deer vanished into the bracken that covered the hillside.
Where it comes from: It probably comes from a Scandinavian word, related to old words for undergrowth and for fern.
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