pistol

/ˈpɪstəl/

Syllables pis·tol

Stress PIS-tol

Phonics Breakdown

pis

/pɪs/

short i

tol

/təl/

syllabic le

Meaning

a small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand

Sound Reference

💡

pis=/pɪs/(kiss without k) + tol=/təl/(metal)

Example

The police officer carried a pistol on his belt.