How to pronounce trophy
American English pronunciation
TROH-fee
- IPA
- /ˈtɹoʊfi/
- Syllables
- TROH · fee (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What trophy means
A cup or statue given as a prize for winning
In a sentence: Our soccer team won a shiny gold trophy at the end of the season.
Where it comes from: It comes from French and Latin, from a Greek word for a marker set up after a win. That Greek word comes from one meaning "a turning."
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