How to pronounce bucolic
American English pronunciation
byoo-KAH-lik
- IPA
- /bjuˈkɑlɪk/
- Syllables
- byoo · KAH · lik (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What bucolic means
Having to do with pleasant country life
In a sentence: We spent a bucolic week on the farm, feeding goats and picking berries.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word meaning rustic, having to do with herders and the countryside.
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