spondee
noun /ˈspɒndiː/
/ˈspɑːndiː/
(specialist)- a unit of sound in poetry consisting of two strong or long syllablesWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek spondeios (pous) ‘(foot) of a libation’, from spondē ‘libation’ (being characteristic of music accompanying libations).