How to pronounce pangolin
American English pronunciation
PANG-guh-lin
- IPA
- /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/
- Syllables
- PANG · guh · lin (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pangolin means
A scaly mammal that eats ants and curls up into a ball
In a sentence: The pangolin rolled into a tight, scaly ball when the zookeeper came near.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Malay word meaning "one that rolls up."
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