How to pronounce compost
American English pronunciation
KOM-pohst
- IPA
- /ˈkɑmˌpoʊst/
- Syllables
- KOM · pohst (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What compost means
Rotted plant scraps mixed into soil to help plants grow
In a sentence: We toss apple cores and dry leaves onto the compost pile in the backyard.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a mixture, from a Latin word meaning "put together."
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