English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Appetite Pronunciation
Appetite is pronounced A-puh-tyt, IPA /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/.
A-puh-tyt
US /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ · UK /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/
Syllables: A · puh · tyt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The desire to eat, or a strong wish for something in general.
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Appetite in a Sentence
- The medicine took away his appetite for a week.
- There is no appetite on the board for another merger.
- A long walk gives you an appetite for dinner.
Common Mispronunciations of Appetite
Not a-puh-TYT
A is the loud beat and the word falls away from it, even though the long eye at the end sounds as though it deserves more.
Not A-puh-tit
That final vowel runs to the eye of kite. Clipping it short leaves the French appetit, which English never adopted.
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