How to pronounce mast
American English pronunciation
MAST
- IPA
- /ˈmæst/
- Syllables
- MAST (1 syllable)
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What mast means
Most people know mast in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
Nuts such as acorns and beechnuts fallen on the forest floor
In a sentence: In the fall, the deer and wild pigs fed on the mast under the oak trees.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word mæst. It is a different word from the mast on a ship.
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