How to pronounce pigment
American English pronunciation
PIG-munt
- IPA
- /ˈpɪɡmənt/
- Syllables
- PIG · munt (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pigment means
A substance that gives paint, plants or skin their color
In a sentence: Long ago, painters ground up colorful rocks to make pigment for their paints.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word pigmentum, which grew out of a Latin word meaning "to paint."
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