How to pronounce pinnace
American English pronunciation
PIN-is
- IPA
- /ˈpɪnɪs/
- Syllables
- PIN · is (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What pinnace means
A small boat carried by a ship to ferry people to shore
In a sentence: The sailors rowed the pinnace to the beach to fetch fresh water.
Where it comes from: It came from French pinasse, from a Spanish word built on pino, meaning "pine."
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