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How to pronounce “tagliatelle”

“tagliatelle” is pronounced /ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/ (tah-lyuh-TELL-ee) in American English and /ˌtaljəˈtɛli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “el”.
The sound

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tagliatelle

/ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/

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

4 beats
  1. tagtɑl
  2. liatjə
  3. eltɛstress
  4. leli
IPA (American)
/ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/
IPA (British)
/ˌtaljəˈtɛli/
Respelling
tah-lyuh-TELL-ee
Syllables
4 — tag-liat-EL-le
Stress
Stress the third syllable: tag-liat-EL-le. “el” 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

/ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/

British

/ˌtaljəˈtɛli/

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Watch out

Where “tagliatelle” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “tag-lee-uh-TELL”

    the gli is a ly sound and the final e is sounded: tah-lyuh-TELL-ee

Meaning

What “tagliatelle” means

  1. noun

    pasta cut in narrow ribbons

Say it in a sentence

“We made tagliatelle with butter and a little sage.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
tt×2ɑahll×2jyəschwaɛshort eilong e

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Questions

“tagliatelle”, answered

How do you pronounce “tagliatelle”?

“tagliatelle” is pronounced /ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/ (tah-lyuh-TELL-ee) in American English and /ˌtaljəˈtɛli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “el”. Build it as tag-liat-EL-le, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “tagliatelle” have?

4: tag · liat · el · le. The beat lands on the third, “el”.

Is “tagliatelle” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/ (tah-lyuh-TELL-ee); British English says /ˌtaljəˈtɛli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “tagliatelle” mean?

As a noun: pasta cut in narrow ribbons For example: “We made tagliatelle with butter and a little sage.”

Where is the stress in “tagliatelle”?

Stress the third syllable: tag-liat-EL-le. “el” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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