How to pronounce flotilla
American English pronunciation
floh-TIL-uh
- IPA
- /floʊˈtɪlə/
- Syllables
- floh · TIL · uh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What flotilla means
A small fleet of boats
In a sentence: A flotilla of canoes paddled down the river for the summer festival.
Where it comes from: It is Spanish for "little fleet."
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