How to pronounce frugal
American English pronunciation
FROO-gul
- IPA
- /ˈfɹuɡəl/
- Syllables
- FROO · gul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What frugal means
Careful not to waste money
In a sentence: Being frugal helped us save for a trip.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning thrifty or virtuous. It pushed out an Old English word, spaerhende, which meant spare-handed.
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