How to pronounce gypsum
American English pronunciation
JIP-sum
- IPA
- /ˈdʒɪpsəm/
- Syllables
- JIP · sum (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gypsum means
A soft white mineral used to make plaster
In a sentence: The walls in our new room are made from boards filled with gypsum.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from an old Greek word for chalk or plaster.
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