How to pronounce spangle
American English pronunciation
SPANG-gul
- IPA
- /ˈspæŋɡəl/
- Syllables
- SPANG · gul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What spangle means
A small, shiny disk sewn onto clothes to make them sparkle
In a sentence: Every spangle on the dancer's dress flashed under the stage lights.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Middle English spangel, from spang, a small shiny ornament. Spang came from a Dutch word for a clasp or buckle.
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