word
French
debris
duh-BREE
/dəˈbriː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
debris
Sounds like
The final ‘s’ is silent.
Dictionary meaning
Scattered fragments of something destroyed.
History and origin
French.
Common mispronunciations
DEB-rissduh-BRISS
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