How to pronounce trousseau
American English pronunciation
TROO-soh
- IPA
- /ˈtɹusoʊ/
- Syllables
- TROO · soh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What trousseau means
The clothes and linens a bride gathers for marriage
In a sentence: Her grandmother's trousseau held lace pillowcases and a fine wool coat, all packed in a cedar chest.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French trousseau, a little bundle, from trousse, a bundle.
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