How to pronounce crotch
Say it like KROCH. Crotch is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KROCH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Crotch pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KROCHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of crotch
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: KROCH.
What does crotch mean?
- The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.“There is a child sitting in a crotch of that tree.”
- In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.
- The open counter (negative space) formed by two downward strokes that meet at an internal acute angle, potentially above a vertex, as in the letters "V" and "Y".
- To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to.“to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots”
- To shoplift or smuggle by hiding between one's thighs or in one's underwear.
- To secure (the boom) to the boom crotch (a forked pole).
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Words that rhyme with crotch
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Questions about saying crotch
How do you pronounce crotch?
Say KROCH. The American pronunciation is /krɑtʃ/. In British English it is /krɒtʃ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in crotch?
Crotch is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KROCH.
Is crotch pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /krɒtʃ/ (KROCH).