How to pronounce shinty
American English pronunciation
SHIN-tee
- IPA
- /ˈʃɪnti/
- Syllables
- SHIN · tee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What shinty means
A Scottish team game like hockey, with curved sticks
In a sentence: The players raced across the field, swinging their curved sticks in a fast game of shinty.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where the name came from.
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