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carboy

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "carboy" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “carboy” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

carboy

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

carboy is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, carboy is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcarboy

1noun
  • A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

    Synonyms: demijohn

1verb
  • To bottle in a carboy.
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