How to pronounce cartoon
American English pronunciation
kar-TOON
- IPA
- /kɑɹˈtun/
- Syllables
- kar · TOON (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cartoon means
Most people know cartoon in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A full-size drawing used as a plan for a painting
In a sentence: Before painting the huge wall, the artist drew a cartoon at full size.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Italian cartone, a large sheet of heavy paper, from carta, paper.
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