How to pronounce porphyry
American English pronunciation
POR-fuh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈpɔɹfəɹi/
- Syllables
- POR · fuh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What porphyry means
A hard purplish rock with big crystals, used for columns
In a sentence: The palace had tall columns of polished red porphyry.
Where it comes from: It comes through French and Latin from a Greek name meaning purple stone. The Greek word came from the name of a sea creature used to make purple dye.
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