How to pronounce broom
American English pronunciation
BROOM
- IPA
- /ˈbɹum/
- Syllables
- BROOM (1 syllable)
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What broom means
Most people know broom in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A shrub with bright yellow flowers
In a sentence: Yellow broom covered the hillside, its thin green stems swaying in the wind.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old English brom, the name of this plant. Sweeping brooms got their name because they were once made from its stiff twigs.
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