Is the S silent in debris?
it’s a French word etymologically speaking, so the s is silent. as with a lot of French words. The French word “aillent” is pronounced pretty much like the English word “I”.
How do you pronounce debris in Australia?
How do you say debris in French?
Why is debris pronounced debris?
In the case of the English word “debris,” it was borrowed from the French word “débris” which means the same thing. Although we don’t have accents over the letter “e” in English, we kept everything else about the word.