How to pronounce tusk
American English pronunciation
TUSK
- IPA
- /ˈtʌsk/
- Syllables
- TUSK (1 syllable)
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What tusk means
A long pointed tooth that sticks out, as on an elephant
In a sentence: The old elephant had one tusk that was much longer than the other.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old English tusc, a word for a long pointed tooth. It is related to the word tooth.
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