How to pronounce didgeridoo
American English pronunciation
DIJ-uh-ree-doo
- IPA
- /ˈdɪdʒəɹiˌdu/
- Syllables
- DIJ · uh · ree · doo (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- dij-er-ee-DOO
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What didgeridoo means
A long wooden tube from Australia that makes a deep hum
In a sentence: The man played the didgeridoo, and its low hum filled the whole room.
Where it comes from: It most likely copies the sound the instrument makes. The first known description, from 1829, wrote its sound as "didoggerry whoan."
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