How to pronounce fashion
American English pronunciation
FASH-un
- IPA
- /ˈfæʃən/
- Syllables
- FASH · un (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What fashion means
Most people know fashion in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To shape or build something by hand
In a sentence: She fashioned a tiny boat out of a walnut shell and a leaf.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old French word for a making or a shape, from the Latin factio, a making, and facere, to do or make.
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.