How to pronounce trumpet
American English pronunciation
TRUM-pit
- IPA
- /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/
- Syllables
- TRUM · pit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What trumpet means
A shiny brass horn you play by buzzing your lips
In a sentence: Jo blew a loud note on her trumpet at the school concert.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word meaning a little horn. That word came from much older words for a horn or pipe.
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