How to pronounce “chipotle”
Say “chipotle” in 3 beats
chipotle
/tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tʃɪˈpəʊtleɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- chiptʃɪ
- otpoʊstress
- letleɪ
- IPA (American)
- /tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /tʃɪˈpəʊtleɪ/
- Respelling
- chih-POHT-lay
- Syllables
- 3 — chip-OT-le
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: chip-OT-le. “ot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/
/tʃɪˈpəʊtleɪ/
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Where “chipotle” goes wrong
- Often heard
“chih-POLE-tee”
the t comes before the l: POHT-lay, not POLE-tee
What “chipotle” means
- noun
a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking
Say it in a sentence
“A little chipotle gives the stew a deep, smoky heat.”“chipotle”, answered
How do you pronounce “chipotle”?
“chipotle” is pronounced /tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/ (chih-POHT-lay) in American English and /tʃɪˈpəʊtleɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ot”. Build it as chip-OT-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “chipotle” have?
3: chip · ot · le. The beat lands on the second, “ot”.
Is “chipotle” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/ (chih-POHT-lay); British English says /tʃɪˈpəʊtleɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “chipotle” mean?
As a noun: a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking For example: “A little chipotle gives the stew a deep, smoky heat.”
Where is the stress in “chipotle”?
Stress the second syllable: chip-OT-le. “ot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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