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How to pronounce “corduroy”

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Pronunciation guide for corduroy

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of corduroy with real speech in context.
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7 YouTube examples
Real speech example
What gardening taught me about lifeI pulled on my red corduroy jumper and my grey plaid wool hat
Definition summary
A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

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How to pronounce corduroy

What gardening taught me about life

I pulled on my red corduroy jumper and my grey plaid wool hat

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “corduroy”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.
  • (obsolete, Ireland, slang) Cheap and poor-quality whiskey.
  • A pattern on snow resulting from the use of a snow groomer to pack snow and improve skiing, snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions. Corduroy is widely regarded as a good surface on which to ski or ride.
  • [Adjective]
  • Of a road, path, etc., paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side.
  • [Verb]
  • To make (a road) by laying down split logs or tree-trunks over a marsh, swamp etc.

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Similar Sounds

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