How to Pronounce "scarecrow"
word
/ˈskæɹˌkɹoʊ/
SKAIR-kroh
/skˈeəkɹəʊ/
SKAIR-kroh
Definition
A scarecrow is a figure made to look like a person that farmers put in fields to scare away birds and protect crops.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈskæɹˌkɹoʊ/
British English
/skˈeəkɹəʊ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKAIR-kroh
UK
SKAIR-kroh
Listen in Context
The farmer put a scarecrow in the field.
A scarecrow is made of old clothes and straw.
Birds are afraid of the scarecrow.
That old scarecrow isn’t fooling the crows anymore.