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Pantaloons Pronunciation
Pantaloons is pronounced PAN-tuh-loonz, IPA /ˈpæntəˌlunz/.
PAN-tuh-loonz
US /ˈpæntəˌlunz/ · UK /ˌpɑːntəˈluːnz/
Syllables: PAN · tuh · loonz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Loose trousers gathered at the ankle, now mostly a historical garment.
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Pantaloons in a Sentence
- The costume included velvet pantaloons.
- He wore pantaloons tucked into his boots.
- Pantaloons went out of fashion in the 1840s.
Common Mispronunciations of Pantaloons
Not PAN-tuh-luhnz
The last beat keeps a full long oo, so it closes loonz and rhymes with moons.
Not PAN-tuh-loons
Buzz the final s into a z, as English plurals after an n sound always do.
Tip: Americans lead with PAN, while British dictionaries put the beat on the end: pan-tuh-LOONZ.
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