How to Pronounce Wasps

To pronounce "wasps", say WASPS — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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What does wasps mean?

noun

  1. A member of the dominant American upper-class culture: a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
  2. A member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

noun

  1. Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
  2. Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).

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How many syllables are in "wasps"?▾

"Wasps" has one syllable.

What does "wasps" mean?▾

Wasps: A member of the dominant American upper-class culture: a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

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