How to pronounce tsetse
American English pronunciation
TSET-see
- IPA
- /ˈtsɛtsi/
- Syllables
- TSET · see (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- SET-see
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What tsetse means
A biting fly of Africa that feeds on blood
In a sentence: The guide told us to cover up so the tsetse would not bite us.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from tsêtsê, a word that means "fly."
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