How to pronounce “jalapeno”
Say “jalapeno” in 4 beats
jalapeno
/ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌhaləˈpeɪnjəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- jalhɑ
- aplə
- enpeɪnstress
- ojoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌhaləˈpeɪnjəʊ/
- Also accepted
- /ˌdʒæləˈpinoʊ/
- Respelling
- hah-luh-PAY-nyoh
- Syllables
- 4 — jal-ap-EN-o
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: jal-ap-EN-o. “en” 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
/ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/
/ˌhaləˈpeɪnjəʊ/
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Where “jalapeno” goes wrong
- Often heard
“jal-uh-PEE-no”
the Spanish j is an h sound and the ñ gives a ny: hah-luh-PAY-nyoh
What “jalapeno” means
- noun
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
- noun
hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
Say it in a sentence
“One jalapeno was enough heat for the whole pot.”“jalapeno”, answered
How do you pronounce “jalapeno”?
“jalapeno” is pronounced /ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/ (hah-luh-PAY-nyoh) in American English and /ˌhaləˈpeɪnjəʊ/ in British English, and /ˌdʒæləˈpinoʊ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as jal-ap-EN-o, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “jalapeno” have?
4: jal · ap · en · o. The beat lands on the third, “en”.
Is “jalapeno” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/ (hah-luh-PAY-nyoh); British English says /ˌhaləˈpeɪnjəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “jalapeno” mean?
As a noun: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red For example: “One jalapeno was enough heat for the whole pot.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “jalapeno”?
Stress the third syllable: jal-ap-EN-o. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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