How to pronounce ratoon
American English pronunciation
ruh-TOON
- IPA
- /ɹəˈtun/
- Syllables
- ruh · TOON (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ratoon means
A new shoot from the roots of a crop plant after it is cut
In a sentence: A fresh ratoon soon sprang up from the cut stump of sugar cane.
Where it comes from: It possibly comes from a Spanish word for a sprout.
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