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Porcupine Pronunciation
Porcupine is pronounced PAWR-kyuh-pyn, IPA /ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪn/.
PAWR-kyuh-pyn
US /ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪn/ · UK /ˈpɔːkjuːˌpaɪn/
Syllables: PAWR · kyuh · pyn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A rodent covered in long sharp quills.
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Porcupine in a Sentence
- A porcupine crossed the track ahead of us.
- Porcupine quills come away at a touch.
- The dog met a porcupine and learned a lesson.
Common Mispronunciations of Porcupine
Not por-kyoo-PYN
The opening syllable is the strong one and the pyn at the end stays quiet.
Not PAWR-koo-pyn
The middle syllable carries a y glide before the oo: kyuh. It is the same glide you hear in cute.
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