How to Pronounce "barnacle"
word
ˈbɑɹnəkəɫ
BAR-nuh-kuhl
bˈɑːnəkəl
BAH-nuh-kuhl
Definition
A barnacle is a small sea animal with a hard shell that attaches itself strongly to rocks, boats, or other surfaces in the water. It often looks like a little bump and does not move around when grown.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɑɹnəkəɫ
British English
bˈɑːnəkəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAR-nuh-kuhl
UK
BAH-nuh-kuhl
Listen in Context
A barnacle lives attached to rocks in the ocean.
The boat's hull was covered with barnacles.
Barnacles do not move once they grow up.
It's hard to clean barnacles off a ship's bottom.