How to pronounce pinion
American English pronunciation
PIN-yun
- IPA
- /ˈpɪnjən/
- Syllables
- PIN · yun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pinion means
A bird's wing, especially its outer tip
In a sentence: The hawk spread its pinions and rose high above the cornfield.
Where it comes from: It came from an old French word that goes back to penna, the Latin word for a feather.
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