How to pronounce weevil
American English pronunciation
WEE-vul
- IPA
- /ˈwivəl/
- Syllables
- WEE · vul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What weevil means
A small beetle with a long snout that eats grain and plants
In a sentence: Grandma found a weevil in the old bag of flour and threw the flour out.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for a beetle. That word goes back to a very old root meaning "to weave," said to be from the woven look of a young weevil's case.
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