rainbow
pronunciation
How to pronounce rainbow in British English:
UK [ˈreɪnbəʊ]
How to pronounce rainbow in American English:
US [ˈreɪnboʊ]
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- Noun:
- an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- an illusory hope
Word Origin
- rainbow (n.)
- Old English renboga; see rain (n.) + bow (n.). Common Germanic compound (Old Frisian reinboga, Old Norse regnbogi, Swedish regenbåge, Dutch regenboog, German Regenbogen). Rainbow trout (1876, American English) so called for its resplendent colors. Old English also had scurboga "shower-bow."
Example
- 1. For male rainbow finches , that 's definitely right .
- 2. The rainbow colors are just for added effect .
- 3. Take cracker 's tiny rainbow gun for example .
- 4. The next space is a rainbow feast for the eyes .
- 5. I want a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow .