How to pronounce penthouse
American English pronunciation
PENT-hows
- IPA
- /ˈpɛntˌhaʊs/
- Syllables
- PENT · hows (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What penthouse means
A fancy apartment on the top floor of a tall building
In a sentence: From the penthouse, they could see the whole city lit up at night.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old word, pentice, for a small sloping roof built onto the side of a building. Over time people changed its spelling so it ended in "house."
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