How to pronounce parquet
American English pronunciation
PAR-kay
- IPA
- /ˈpɑɹˌkeɪ/
- Syllables
- PAR · kay (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- par-KAY
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What parquet means
A wooden floor made of small blocks set in a pattern
In a sentence: The dancers' shoes squeaked on the shiny parquet.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the French word parquet.
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