How to Pronounce "cottonmouths"
word
KAH-tun-mowth
KOT-un-mowth
Definition
Plural of 'cottonmouth': a venomous water snake found in the southeastern United States, also called water moccasin. Informally, 'cottonmouth' can mean an unpleasant dry feeling in the mouth.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɑtənˌmaʊθ
British English
kˈɒtənmˌaʊθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAH-tun-mowth
UK
KOT-un-mowth
Listen in Context
There are many cottonmouths in this swamp.
Be careful. Cottonmouths are poisonous.
Some people are afraid of cottonmouths.
After hiking all day, we started joking about cottonmouths, but luckily we never saw one.