How to pronounce snood
Say it like SNOOD. Snood is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SNOOD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Snood pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SNOODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of snood
American and British speakers say snood in essentially the same way: /snud/ in the US and /snuːd/ in the UK.
British respelling: SNOOD.
What does snood mean?
- A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.
- A small hairnet or cap worn by women to keep their hair in place.
- The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.
- To keep the hair in place with a snood.
Where does snood come from?
Cognate with Scots snuid (“snood”), Swedish snod, snodd (“twist, twine”).
Words that rhyme with snood
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of snood.
Questions about saying snood
How do you pronounce snood?
Say SNOOD. The American pronunciation is /snud/. In British English it is /snuːd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in snood?
Snood is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SNOOD.
Do Americans and Brits say snood the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /snud/ and the British form is /snuːd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.