Hyphenation of parachute

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word parachute? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

para-chute

Definitions of parachute:

1.	Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
2.	Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Synonyms of parachute:

noun	chute, rescue equipment
verb	jump, dive, plunge, plunk

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.