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How to pronounce “mascarpone”

“mascarpone” is pronounced /ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/ (mahs-kar-POH-nay) in American English and /ˌmaskɑːˈpəʊneɪ/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pon”.
The sound

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mascarpone

/ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌmaskɑːˈpəʊneɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. masmɑ
  2. carskɑɹ
  3. ponpoʊstress
  4. eneɪ
IPA (American)
/ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/
IPA (British)
/ˌmaskɑːˈpəʊneɪ/
Respelling
mahs-kar-POH-nay
Syllables
4 — mas-car-PON-e
Stress
Stress the third syllable: mas-car-PON-e. “pon” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/

British

/ˌmaskɑːˈpəʊneɪ/

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Watch out

Where “mascarpone” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “MARS-kuh-pohn”

    there is no r in the first syllable and the final e is sounded

Meaning

What “mascarpone” means

  1. noun

    soft mild Italian cream cheese

Say it in a sentence

“Fold the mascarpone in gently or it will split.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
mmɑah×2sskkɹrppoʊlong onneɪlong a

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Questions

“mascarpone”, answered

How do you pronounce “mascarpone”?

“mascarpone” is pronounced /ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/ (mahs-kar-POH-nay) in American English and /ˌmaskɑːˈpəʊneɪ/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pon”. Build it as mas-car-PON-e, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “mascarpone” have?

4: mas · car · pon · e. The beat lands on the third, “pon”.

Is “mascarpone” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/ (mahs-kar-POH-nay); British English says /ˌmaskɑːˈpəʊneɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “mascarpone” mean?

As a noun: soft mild Italian cream cheese For example: “Fold the mascarpone in gently or it will split.”

Where is the stress in “mascarpone”?

Stress the third syllable: mas-car-PON-e. “pon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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