How to pronounce hibiscus
American English pronunciation
hih-BIS-kus
- IPA
- /hɪˈbɪskəs/
- Syllables
- hih · BIS · kus (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- hy-BIS-kus
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What hibiscus means
A bush with big, bright flowers shaped like trumpets
In a sentence: A red hibiscus bloomed beside the door of our hotel in Hawaii.
Where it comes from: It came through Latin from ibiskos, a Greek name for the marsh mallow plant. That name probably came from another, older language.
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