Main Entry: mono·syl·la·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈmä-nə-ˌsi-lə-bəl, ˌmä-nə-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllabē syllable

Date: 1533

: a word of one syllable