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How to pronounce kast

Say it like KAST. Kast is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/kæst/KAST
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  • KAST
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Kast pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. KASTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does kast mean?

noun
  1. A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries

Where does kast come from?

From Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto (“chest, reservoir”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō.

Words that rhyme with kast

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Words that sound like kast

Questions about saying kast

How do you pronounce kast?

Say KAST. The American pronunciation is /kæst/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in kast?

Kast is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KAST.

What words sound the same as kast?

Kast sounds the same as cast, caste in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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