How to pronounce tusk
Say it like TUHSK. Tusk is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- TUHSK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Tusk pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- TUHSKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
American vs British pronunciation of tusk
American and British speakers say tusk in essentially the same way: /tʌsk/ in the US and /tʌsk/ in the UK.
British respelling: TUHSK.
What does tusk mean?
- One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.“Until the CITES sales ban, elephant tusks were the 'backbone' of the legal ivory trade.”
- A small projection on a (tusk) tenon.
- A tusk shell.
- An edible fish, Brosme brosme.
- To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.
- To gore with the tusks.
Where does tusk come from?
From Middle English tusk (also tux, tusch), from Old English tūsc, tūx (“canine tooth, tusk, molar”), from Proto-West Germanic *tų̄sk, *tunsk, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz (“canine tooth”), extended form of *tanþs (“tooth”), from Proto-Ind
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Words that rhyme with tusk
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Questions about saying tusk
How do you pronounce tusk?
Say TUHSK. The American pronunciation is /tʌsk/. In British English it is /tʌsk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in tusk?
Tusk is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: TUHSK.
Do Americans and Brits say tusk the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /tʌsk/ and the British form is /tʌsk/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.