How to pronounce scullery
American English pronunciation
SKUL-uh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈskʌləɹi/
- Syllables
- SKUL · uh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What scullery means
A small room by the kitchen for washing dishes
In a sentence: In the old mansion, the maids scrubbed the pots in the scullery.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for the job of the servant in charge of plates, from a word for a bowl or dish.
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