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Pronunciation of Hocus-Pocus in Texas
h | is pronounced as | h | in hat | |
oh | is pronounced as | o | in so | |
k | is pronounced as | k | in key | |
uh | is pronounced as | u | in up | |
s | is pronounced as | s | in so | |
p | is pronounced as | p | in pet |
Phonetic Spelling:[ h OH - k uh s - p OH - k uh s ]
h
OH
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k
uh
s
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p
OH
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k
uh
s
hat
so
key
up
so
pet
so
key
up
so
Language:
pseudo-Latin
Additional Information:
A form of words often used by a person performing magic tricks.
Origin: Early 17th century: from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo-Latin phrase used as a magic formula by conjurors.
Some believe it is a corruption of words from the Roman Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist, hoc est enim corpus meum, although this is disputed.
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Pronunciation of Hocus-Pocus
h OH - k uh s - p OH - k uh s
Pronunciation of Hocus-Pocus in Texas
h OH - k uh s - p OH -k uh s
Language:
pseudo-Latin
Additional Information:
A form of words often used by a person performing magic tricks.
Origin: Early 17th century: from hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo-Latin phrase used as a magic formula by conjurors.
Some believe it is a corruption of words from the Roman Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist, hoc est enim corpus meum, although this is disputed.
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