How to pronounce travois
American English pronunciation
truh-VOY
- IPA
- /tɹəˈvɔɪ/
- Syllables
- truh · VOY (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- TRAV-oy
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What travois means
A frame of two poles pulled behind a horse or dog to drag loads
In a sentence: The dog pulled a small travois loaded with blankets across the prairie.
Where it comes from: It came from Canadian French, from a French word for a wooden frame that held a horse still while it got new shoes.
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