How to pronounce lozenge
American English pronunciation
LOZ-inj
- IPA
- /ˈlɑzɪndʒ/
- Syllables
- LOZ · inj (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What lozenge means
Most people know lozenge in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A diamond shape, as on a playing card
In a sentence: The tile floor had a pattern of blue lozenges, each pointed at the top and bottom.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old French losenge, and no one is sure where that came from. Throat sweets got the name because they were first cut in this shape.
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