How to pronounce stirrup
American English pronunciation
STUR-up
- IPA
- /ˈstɝəp/
- Syllables
- STUR · up (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- STEER-up
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What stirrup means
A loop hanging from a saddle that holds a rider's foot
In a sentence: Jo put her boot in the stirrup and swung up onto the pony.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word made of parts meaning "climbing" and "rope."
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