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How to pronounce crosswalk

Say it like KRAH-swahk. Crosswalk has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KRAH).

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US American/ˈkrɑˌswɑk/KRAH-swahk
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • KRAH
  • swahk
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Crosswalk pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. KRAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. swahkGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does crosswalk mean?

noun
  1. A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.“Keep together, kids, when we go across the street in/at the crosswalk.”
  2. A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
  1. To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.

Where does crosswalk come from?

From cross + walk.

Similar and opposite words

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Questions about saying crosswalk

How do you pronounce crosswalk?

Say KRAH-swahk. The American pronunciation is /ˈkrɑˌswɑk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in crosswalk?

Crosswalk has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KRAH). Broken into parts: KRAH · swahk.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).