How to pronounce dahlia
American English pronunciation
DAL-yuh
- IPA
- /ˈdæljə/
- Syllables
- DAL · yuh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- DAHL-yuh
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What dahlia means
A garden flower with many layers of pointed petals
In a sentence: Her dahlia won a ribbon at the fair for having the most petals.
Where it comes from: It was named in 1791 after a man named Anders Dahl, by a Spanish plant scientist.
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