How to pronounce rattan
American English pronunciation
ra-TAN
- IPA
- /ɹæˈtæn/
- Syllables
- ra · TAN (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What rattan means
The tough, bendy stems of a climbing palm, woven into furniture
In a sentence: Our porch chairs are woven from rattan.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the Malay word rotan.
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