How to pronounce snapdragon
American English pronunciation
SNAP-drag-un
- IPA
- /ˈsnæpˌdɹæɡən/
- Syllables
- SNAP · drag · un (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What snapdragon means
A garden flower whose blooms open like a dragon's mouth
In a sentence: Grandma showed me how to squeeze a snapdragon so its petals open and close.
Where it comes from: It has been used since the 1570s and comes from snap plus dragon, because children pretend the flower is a dragon opening its mouth when they squeeze it.
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