How to pronounce hyacinth
American English pronunciation
HY-uh-sinth
- IPA
- /ˈhaɪ.əˌsɪnθ/
- Syllables
- HY · uh · sinth (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hyacinth means
A spring flower with a thick spike of sweet blooms
In a sentence: The purple hyacinth by the steps filled the spring air with a sweet smell.
Where it comes from: It goes back through Latin to a Greek word for some dark blue flowers. The Greeks got it from an even older language of the Mediterranean.
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