How to pronounce cabal
American English pronunciation
kuh-BAHL
- IPA
- /kəˈbɑl/
- Syllables
- kuh · BAHL (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- kuh-BAL
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What cabal means
A small secret group planning something
In a sentence: A cabal of cousins plotted to hide all the TV remotes.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from a word for the Kabbalah, a kind of Jewish mysticism.
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