How to pronounce sumac
American English pronunciation
SOO-mak
- IPA
- /ˈsumæk/
- Syllables
- SOO · mak (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- SHOO-mak
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What sumac means
A shrub with red berries and scarlet fall leaves
In a sentence: In October the sumac by our fence turned bright red.
Where it comes from: It came into English through French and Arabic from an old Syriac word meaning red.
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