How to pronounce cantrip
American English pronunciation
KAN-trip
- IPA
- /ˈkæntɹɪp/
- Syllables
- KAN · trip (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cantrip means
A small, simple magic spell or trick
In a sentence: The young wizard in the story used a cantrip to light her candle.
Where it comes from: It comes from Scots. Its deeper origin is unclear, but it likely grew from a Gaelic system of nonsense sounds that bagpipers sang to learn their tunes.
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