How to pronounce slumgullion
American English pronunciation
SLUM-gul-yun
- IPA
- /ˈslʌmˌɡʌljən/
- Syllables
- SLUM · gul · yun (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- slum-GUL-yun
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What slumgullion means
A thin stew of meat and vegetables
In a sentence: The camp cook stirred a big pot of slumgullion over the fire.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It is said to join slime with gullion, an old word for a swamp.
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