How to pronounce “antipasto”
Say “antipasto” in 4 beats
antipasto
/ˌɑntiˈpɑstoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌantɪˈpastəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- anɑn
- tipti
- aspɑstress
- tostoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑntiˈpɑstoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌantɪˈpastəʊ/
- Respelling
- ahn-tee-PAHS-toh
- Syllables
- 4 — an-tip-AS-to
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: an-tip-AS-to. “as” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɑntiˈpɑstoʊ/
/ˌantɪˈpastəʊ/
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Where “antipasto” goes wrong
- Often heard
“anti-PASTA”
the ending is -pasto, and the stress is on PAHS
What “antipasto” means
- noun
a course of appetizers in an Italian meal
Say it in a sentence
“The antipasto arrived before we had finished reading the menu.”“antipasto”, answered
How do you pronounce “antipasto”?
“antipasto” is pronounced /ˌɑntiˈpɑstoʊ/ (ahn-tee-PAHS-toh) in American English and /ˌantɪˈpastəʊ/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “as”. Build it as an-tip-AS-to, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “antipasto” have?
4: an · tip · as · to. The beat lands on the third, “as”.
Is “antipasto” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑntiˈpɑstoʊ/ (ahn-tee-PAHS-toh); British English says /ˌantɪˈpastəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “antipasto” mean?
As a noun: a course of appetizers in an Italian meal For example: “The antipasto arrived before we had finished reading the menu.”
Where is the stress in “antipasto”?
Stress the third syllable: an-tip-AS-to. “as” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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