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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

juan

/wɑn/

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What does juan mean?

noun

  1. A scroll of a traditional Chinese book, often (but not necessarily) corresponding to a single chapter or fascicle.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɑn/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/hwɑn/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Who knows but that the score of DON JUAN TRIUMPHANT might yet be discovered in the house on the lake?
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
He went as near as his century permitted to walking the world literally like Don Juan, with rapier and guitar.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe wisdom of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #223
More book examples (3)
The first child born on Juan Fernandez, I was told, had become a beautiful woman and was now a mother.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
Don Juan had with him a retainer, who was as much like many of the characters in Gil Blas as his master.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
We have seen how the partially civilized tribes in the valley of the San Juan were gradually driven south by the pressure of wild tribes.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873