How to pronounce persimmon
American English pronunciation
per-SIM-un
- IPA
- /pɚˈsɪmən/
- Syllables
- per · SIM · un (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What persimmon means
An orange fruit that is sweet only once it turns soft and ripe
In a sentence: Mom warned me not to bite the hard persimmon until it got soft and sweet.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Native American word for a dried fruit. Part of that word is related to a word meaning dry.
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