How to Pronounce Cossack

To pronounce "cossack", say COSS-ack — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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COSS-ack

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💡 Tip for remembering “cossack”

"cossack" has 2 syllables: coss-ack. It rhymes with fossick and glossic, if that helps it stick.

What does cossack mean?

noun

  1. A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from the neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire (where they constituted a legendary military caste), particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
  2. A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above)

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Words that rhyme with cossack

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fossickglossiccossicglauciccosichosackhosickhossackkarasikkasickkasikloseke

Related words

hetmankosakcossackiacossackdomvoiskorusynrusianrussian

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How many syllables are in "cossack"?▾

"Cossack" has 2 syllables: coss · ack.

What does "cossack" mean?▾

Cossack: A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from the neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire (where they constituted a legendary military caste), particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.

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