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How to pronounce whitecap

American English pronunciation

WYT-kap

IPA
/ˈwaɪtˌkæp/
Syllables
WYT · kap (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)

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What whitecap means

noun

A wave whose top breaks into white foam

In a sentence: From the boat, Mia watched a whitecap roll toward the shore.

Where it comes from: It joins white and cap. The foamy top of the wave looks like a little white cap.

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