How to pronounce yahoo
Say it like YAH-hoo. Yahoo has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (YAH).
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- YAH
- hoo
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Yahoo pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- YAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- hooGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of yahoo
American and British speakers say yahoo in essentially the same way: /ˈjɑˌhu/ in the US and /ˈjɑːˌhuː/ in the UK.
British respelling: YAH-hoo.
What does yahoo mean?
- a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift
- a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance
Where does yahoo come from?
From Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where Yahoo is the name of a race of brutes.
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Words that rhyme with yahoo
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Questions about saying yahoo
How do you pronounce yahoo?
Say YAH-hoo. The American pronunciation is /ˈjɑˌhu/. In British English it is /ˈjɑːˌhuː/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in yahoo?
Yahoo has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (YAH). Broken into parts: YAH · hoo.
Do Americans and Brits say yahoo the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈjɑˌhu/ and the British form is /ˈjɑːˌhuː/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.