How to pronounce cricket
American English pronunciation
KRIK-it
- IPA
- /ˈkɹɪkɪt/
- Syllables
- KRIK · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cricket means
Most people know cricket in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A bat-and-ball game played on a big grassy field
In a sentence: In England, my cousin plays cricket on a big green field every Saturday.
Where it comes from: It perhaps comes from a Flemish phrase about chasing a ball with a curved stick. It is a different word from the chirping insect.
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