How to pronounce picayune
American English pronunciation
pik-ee-YOON
- IPA
- /ˌpɪkiˈjun/
- Syllables
- pik · ee · YOON (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What picayune means
Petty and not worth worrying about
In a sentence: They argued about a picayune detail and forgot the real problem.
Where it comes from: The noun comes from a southern French word for a kind of small coin.
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