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Arcade Pronunciation
Arcade is pronounced ahr-KAYD, IPA /ɑrˈkeɪd/.
ahr-KAYD
US /ɑrˈkeɪd/ · UK /ɑːˈkeɪd/
Syllables: ahr · KAYD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A covered walkway lined with shops, or a hall full of coin-operated games.
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Arcade in a Sentence
- The shopping arcade runs between the two streets.
- He spent every Saturday at the arcade.
- Rain drove us into the arcade for an hour.
Common Mispronunciations of Arcade
Not AHR-kayd
Push the voice onto KAYD. Keeping it at the front sounds like a brand name rather than the word.
Not ahr-KAHD
The stressed vowel is the long ay of made.
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