How to pronounce cord
American English pronunciation
KORD
- IPA
- /ˈkɔɹd/
- Syllables
- KORD (1 syllable)
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What cord means
Most people know cord in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A stack of cut firewood 4 by 4 by 8 feet
In a sentence: Grandpa split enough logs to fill a whole cord before the first snow.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old French corde, meaning a rope. The firewood measure grew out of that same word.
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