How to pronounce citronella
American English pronunciation
sit-ruh-NEL-uh
- IPA
- /ˌsɪtɹəˈnɛlə/
- Syllables
- sit · ruh · NEL · uh (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What citronella means
A lemony plant oil used to keep mosquitoes away
In a sentence: We lit a citronella candle on the porch so the bugs would leave us alone.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the French word citronnelle, which comes from citron, a fruit like a lemon. The name fits its lemony smell.
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