How to pronounce loess
American English pronunciation
LES
- IPA
- /ˈlɛs/
- Syllables
- LES (1 syllable)
- Also said
- LOH-us
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What loess means
Fine yellowish dust laid down by the wind
In a sentence: The prairie's rich farmland sits on deep layers of loess.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from German Löss, from a word meaning "loose."
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