hippogriff
pronunciation
How to pronounce hippogriff in British English:
UK ['hɪpəgrɪf]
How to pronounce hippogriff in American English:
US ['hɪpəˌgrɪf]
Word Origin
- hippogriff (n.)
- also hippogryph, 1650s, from French hippogriffe (16c.), from Italian ippogrifo, from Greek hippos "horse" (see equine) + Italian grifo, from Late Latin gryphus "griffin" (see griffin). A creature part griffin, but with body and hind parts in the form of a horse.
Example
- 1. Can you dance like a hippogriff ?
- 2. Very easily offended , you do not want to insult a hippogriff .
- 3. The hippogriff symbolizes an impossible thing .
- 4. First thing you wanna know about hippogriff is that they ` re very proud creatures .
- 5. If I left my party in the middle of a battle with a hippogriff ?