How to pronounce coaster
American English pronunciation
KOH-ster
- IPA
- /ˈkoʊstɚ/
- Syllables
- KOH · ster (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What coaster means
Most people know coaster in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A small mat you set a drink on
In a sentence: Please put your glass on a coaster so it won't leave a ring on the table.
Where it comes from: It comes from coast, which once meant the side of something, from the Latin word for a rib. The first coasters were little trays that slid, or coasted, around a table.
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