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Acupuncture Pronunciation
Acupuncture is pronounced A-kyoo-puhngk-cher, IPA /ˈækjuˌpəŋktʃɝ/.
A-kyoo-puhngk-cher
US /ˈækjuˌpəŋktʃɝ/ · UK /ˈækjuːˌpʌŋktʃə/
Syllables: A · kyoo · puhngk · cher (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A treatment in which thin needles are inserted into the skin at particular points.
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Acupuncture in a Sentence
- She tried acupuncture for the back pain.
- Acupuncture is offered at the clinic on Fridays.
- He swears by acupuncture and will not hear otherwise.
Common Mispronunciations of Acupuncture
Not A-koo-puhngk-cher
The cu gives a kyoo, with a y glide tucked in. Cucumber and accurate open the same way.
Not a-kyoo-PUHNGK-cher
A at the front is the loud one, and the puhngk in the middle carries only a secondary push. Four beats run down from the opening.
Tip: Acupuncture joins the Latin for needle to the Latin for pricking, so the name describes the method exactly.
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