How to pronounce narwhal
American English pronunciation
NAR-wul
- IPA
- /ˈnɑɹwəl/
- Syllables
- NAR · wul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- NAR-wayl
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What narwhal means
A whale with one long, twisted tusk
In a sentence: The narwhal swam under the Arctic ice with its long tusk pointing ahead.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old Norse word that ends in hvalr, meaning whale.
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