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How to pronounce taff

Say it like TAF. Taff is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/tæf/TAF
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  • TAF
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Taff pronunciation, sound by sound

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

What does taff mean?

noun
  1. A Welshman.

Where does taff come from?

Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff.

Words that rhyme with taff

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Questions about saying taff

How do you pronounce taff?

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

How many syllables are in taff?

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

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