How to pronounce course
American English pronunciation
KORS
- IPA
- /ˈkɔɹs/
- Syllables
- KORS (1 syllable)
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What course means
Most people know course in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A part of a meal, like the soup or the dessert
In a sentence: The main course was roast chicken with carrots and rice.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French word cours, from the Latin cursus, a running or a race, from currere, to run. A meal runs along in steps, one course after another.
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