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How to pronounce handegg

Say it like HAN-deg. Handegg has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HAN).

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US American/ˈhændɛɡ/HAN-deg
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • HAN
  • deg
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Handegg pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. HANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. degKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

What does handegg mean?

noun
  1. Any of the sports that are called football but are played mainly with the hands and with a prolate spheroid ball; that is, American football and (less often) Canadian, Australian and rugby football (including league and union varieties).
  2. The ball used to play such a game.

Where does handegg come from?

From hand + egg. The jocular implication is that the name football ought to denote using the foot to propel a ball-shaped [i.e.

Questions about saying handegg

How do you pronounce handegg?

Say HAN-deg. The American pronunciation is /ˈhændɛɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in handegg?

Handegg has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (HAN). Broken into parts: HAN · deg.

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