How to pronounce “gnocchi”
Say “gnocchi” in 2 beats
gnocchi
/ˈnjɑki/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈnjɒki/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- gnoccnjɑstress
- hiki
- IPA (American)
- /ˈnjɑki/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈnjɒki/
- Also accepted
- /ˈnoʊki/
- Respelling
- NYOK-ee
- Syllables
- 2 — GNOCC-hi
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GNOCC-hi. “gnocc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈnjɑki/
/ˈnjɒki/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/ˈnoʊki/ — NOH-kee is widely used in English and nobody will misunderstand you.Where “gnocchi” goes wrong
- Often heard
“guh-NOH-chee”
the g is silent and the cch is a hard k: NYOK-ee
What “gnocchi” means
- noun
(Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese
Say it in a sentence
“We made gnocchi from the potatoes left over from Sunday.”“gnocchi”, answered
How do you pronounce “gnocchi”?
“gnocchi” is pronounced /ˈnjɑki/ (NYOK-ee) in American English and /ˈnjɒki/ in British English, and /ˈnoʊki/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “gnocc”. Build it as GNOCC-hi, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “gnocchi” have?
2: gnocc · hi. The beat lands on the first, “gnocc”. Read letter by letter it looks like 3 (guh-NOH-chee), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 2.
Is “gnocchi” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈnjɑki/ (NYOK-ee); British English says /ˈnjɒki/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gnocchi” mean?
As a noun: (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese For example: “We made gnocchi from the potatoes left over from Sunday.”
Where is the stress in “gnocchi”?
Stress the first syllable: GNOCC-hi. “gnocc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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