Are You Sure You’re Pronouncing That Word Right?

Are You Sure You’re Pronouncing That Word Right?

Chipotle

Definition: A smoked hot chili pepper used especially in Mexican cooking.
Wrong: Chip – oat – lay
Right: Cheep – oat – lay

Cache

Definition: A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
Wrong: Catch
Right: Cash

Gyro

Definition: A sandwich made with slices of spiced meat cooked on a spit, served with salad in pita bread.
Wrong: Juh – eye – roh or gee – roh
Right: Yee – roh

Ennui

Definition: A lack of spirit, enthusiasm, or interest.
Wrong: N-U-I
Right: On-WEE

Espresso

Definition: Strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.
Wrong: Ex – press – so
Right: Es – press – so

Prescription

Definition: An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
Wrong: Pur – scrip – shun
Right: Pre – scrip – shun

Candidate

Definition: A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
Wrong: Can – uh – date
Right: Can – da – date

Sherbet

Definition: A frozen dessert made with fruit juice added to milk or cream, egg white, or gelatin.
Wrong: Sure – burt
Right: Sure – bit

Sudoku

Definition: A puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid.
Wrong: Suh – doe – coo
Right: Soo – doe – coo

Niche

Definition: A specialized but profitable corner of the market.
Wrong: Nitch
Right: Neesh

Affluent

Definition: Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
Wrong: Aff – lue (stress here) – ent
Right: Aff (stress here) – lue – ent

Kibosh

Definition: Put an end to; dispose of decisively.
Wrong: Ki – bosh
Right: Key – bosh

Açaí

Definition: A South American palm tree producing small edible blackish-purple berries.
Wrong: Ak – kay
Right: Ah – sah – ee

Asterisk

Definition: A symbol used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.
Wrong: As – tricks
Right: As – ter – isk

Wheelbarrow

Definition: A small cart with a single wheel.
Wrong: Weel – barrel
Right: Weel – barrow

Quinoa

Definition: A grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds.
Wrong: kwin-o-a
Right: KEEN-wa

Celtic

Definition: Of or relating to the Celts or their languages.
Wrong: Sell – tick
Right: Kell – tick

Antarctic

Definition: Of or relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.
Wrong: Ant – artic
Right: Ant – arctic

Perspire

Definition: Give out sweat through the pores of the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.
Wrong: Pre – spire
Right: Per – spire

Chicanery

Definition: Trickery, deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry.
Wrong: Chick – can – urr – ree
Right: Shi-kay-nuh-ree

Caramel

Definition: A light brown candy made from butter, sugar, and milk or cream
Wrong: car-mel
Right: kar-ah-mehl

Engineer

Definition: A person who runs a train
Wrong: in-jee-near
Right: en·gi·neer

Jewelry

Definition: Decorative objects (such as rings, necklaces, and earrings) that people wear on their body
Wrong: jule-ry
Right: jew-el-ry

Bruschetta

Definition: Thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs
Wrong: broo-shet-ah
Right: broo-sket-ah

Cavalry

Definition: Soldiers mounted on horseback
Wrong: cal-vary
Right: cav-al-ry

Hyperbole

Definition: Literary technique of exaggerating for effect.
Wrong: hyper-bowl
Right: hy-per-ba-lee

Raspberry

Definition: A soft, red berry that is sweet and juicy
Wrong: rasp-berry
Right: raz-ber-ee

Prostrate

Definition: Lying with the front of your body turned toward the ground
Wrong: pro-state
Right: pros-trate

Forte

Definition: One's strong point
Wrong: for-tay
Right: fort

Tortillas

Definition: A round, thin Mexican bread that is usually eaten hot with a filling of meat, cheese, etc
Wrong: tor-tee-laas
Right: tohr-tee-yahs

Liable

Definition: Legally responsible for something
Wrong: lie-bull
Right: li-a-ble

Picture

Definition: Visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen
Wrong: pitch-er
Right: pic-shur or pic-tchur

Lambaste

Definition: To criticize (someone or something) very harshly
Wrong: lamb – basst
Right: lamb – baste

Prerogative

Definition: A right or privilege
Wrong: per–og–uh–tivv
Right: pre–rog–uh–tivv

Hummus

Definition: A soft food made of ground chickpeas, garlic, and oil
Wrong: hum-iss
Right: hoom-us

Specific

Definition: Special or particular
Wrong: pe-cific
Right: spe-cif-ic

Heinous

Definition: Very bad or evil
Wrong: heen-i-us
Right: hay-nus

Jalapeno

Definition: A small green pepper that is very hot and is used especially in Mexican cooking
Wrong: ja-la-peh-noh
Right: hah-la-peh-nyoh

Tenet

Definition: A belief or idea that is very important to a group
Wrong: ten-en
Right: te-net

Edamame

Definition: Immature green soybeans usually in the pod
Wrong: ed-uh-mame
Right: eh-dah-mah-meh