How to pronounce victual
American English pronunciation
VIT-ul
- IPA
- /ˈvɪtəl/
- Syllables
- VIT · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What victual means
To stock a ship or group with food supplies
In a sentence: Before the long voyage, the crew had to victual the ship with barrels of flour and dried fish.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old French, from a Latin word for food that goes back to the word for to live. The spelling was later changed to look like the Latin, but people kept saying it the old way.
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