How to pronounce cinquefoil
American English pronunciation
SINGK-foyl
- IPA
- /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/
- Syllables
- SINGK · foyl (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- SANGK-foyl
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What cinquefoil means
A plant with five-part leaves, or a five-lobed design
In a sentence: Yellow cinquefoil grew along the path, each leaf split into five parts like a little hand.
Where it comes from: It comes from French words meaning five leaves.
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