How to pronounce sampan
American English pronunciation
SAM-pan
- IPA
- /ˈsæmˌpæn/
- Syllables
- SAM · pan (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What sampan means
A small, flat-bottomed Chinese boat rowed with oars
In a sentence: An old fisherman rowed his sampan slowly across the harbor at sunrise.
Where it comes from: It most likely comes from a Chinese word that means three boards.
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