Guy Fawkes Day Pronunciation

5 commemorating the foiling of the gunpowder plot.

Guy fawkes day pronunciation. This term consists of 3 syllables in beginning you need to say sound gahy than say fawks and after all other syllables dey. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. Webster s new world college dictionary 4th edition. Guy fawkes meaning and pronunciation made by mr.

How to say guy fawkes night. How to say guy fawkes day in proper american english. This page is made for those who don t know how to pronounce guy fawkes day in english. In the uk the evening of 5 november when models of men called guys are burned on large fires.

How to say fawkes in english. Guy fawkes day in american english in england a day nov. Guy fawkes day definition is november 5 observed in england in commemoration of the seizure of guy fawkes in 1605 for an attempt to blow up the houses of parliament. Above there is a transcription of this term and an audio file with correct pronunciation.

Guy fawkes day american english pronunciation. Pronunciation of fawkes with 2 audio pronunciations 4 synonyms 1 meaning 4 translations 4 sentences and more for fawkes. British holidays guy fawkes day duration. His father died when fawkes was eight years old after which his mother married a recusant catholic.

Guy fawkes f ɔː k s. How to pronounce guy fawkes day correctly. Guy fawkes night definition. Guy fawkes night also known as guy fawkes day bonfire night and fireworks night is an annual commemoration observed on 5 november primarily in the united kingdom its history begins with the events of 5 november 1605 o s when guy fawkes a member of the gunpowder plot was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the house of lords.

13 april 1570 31 january 1606 also known as guido fawkes while fighting for the spanish was a member of a group of provincial english catholics who was involved in the failed gunpowder plot of 1605.