How to pronounce pewter
American English pronunciation
PYOO-tur
- IPA
- /ˈpjutɚ/
- Syllables
- PYOO · tur (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pewter means
A dull gray metal made mostly of tin
In a sentence: Grandpa keeps his pencils in an old pewter cup.
Where it comes from: It comes from old French, from a word of uncertain origin. It is possibly related to the word spelter.
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