How to pronounce volute
American English pronunciation
vuh-LOOT
- IPA
- /vəˈlut/
- Syllables
- vuh · LOOT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What volute means
A curling spiral carved at the top of some columns
In a sentence: Each stone column had a curly volute on both sides of its top.
Where it comes from: It came from French and Italian, from a Latin word meaning rolled.
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