How to Pronounce "staves"
word
ˈsteɪvz
STAYVZ
stˈeɪvz
stay-VZ
Definition
"Staves" is the plural of "stave" and can mean the curved wooden strips forming the sides of a barrel or cask, or the horizontal lines in a musical staff used for writing music.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsteɪvz
British English
stˈeɪvz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STAYVZ
UK
stay-VZ
Listen in Context
The barrel is made of several wooden staves.
She wrote the notes on two musical staves.
The old cask had several broken staves.
If you look closely, you’ll see the staves are all held together by metal hoops.