How to pronounce pyrography
American English pronunciation
py-RAH-gruh-fee
- IPA
- /paɪˈɹɑɡɹəfi/
- Syllables
- py · RAH · gruh · fee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What pyrography means
The craft of burning designs into wood or leather
In a sentence: At camp, Ella used pyrography to burn her name into a wooden sign.
Where it comes from: It is made from pyro-, from the Greek word for fire, and -graphy, meaning writing or drawing.
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