How to pronounce kudzu
American English pronunciation
KOOD-zoo
- IPA
- /ˈkʊdzu/
- Syllables
- KOOD · zoo (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- KUD-zoo
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What kudzu means
A fast-growing vine that smothers trees and fields
In a sentence: Kudzu had climbed over the old barn until it looked like a green hill.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Japanese name for the plant, kuzu. The d crept in from an old way of writing Japanese in English letters.
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