How to pronounce spriggan
American English pronunciation
SPRIG-un
- IPA
- /ˈspɹɪɡən/
- Syllables
- SPRIG · un (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What spriggan means
A spiteful Cornish fairy like a shriveled old man
In a sentence: Grandpa warned that a spriggan might play tricks on anyone who dug near the old standing stones.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the Cornish language, from a word for spirits or fairies.
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