How to pronounce dash
American English pronunciation
DASH
- IPA
- /ˈdæʃ/
- Syllables
- DASH (1 syllable)
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What dash means
Most people know dash in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A tiny amount of something added, like salt
In a sentence: Add a dash of cinnamon to the pancake batter and stir.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old word meaning to strike or splash, and no one is sure where that came from. A dash of something was first a little splash of it.
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