How to pronounce burgomaster
American English pronunciation
BUR-guh-mas-tur
- IPA
- /ˈbɝɡəˌmæstɚ/
- Syllables
- BUR · guh · mas · tur (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What burgomaster means
The mayor of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium or Germany
In a sentence: The burgomaster cut the ribbon to open the town's new bridge over the canal.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Dutch word for the head of a town, with its second half swapped for the English word master.
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