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Artisanal Pronunciation

Artisanal is pronounced ahr-TI-zuh-nuhl, IPA /ˌɑrˈtɪzənəl/.

ahr-TI-zuh-nuhl

US /ˌɑrˈtɪzənəl/  ·  UK /ɑːˈtɪsənəl/

Syllables: ahr · TI · zuh · nuhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

adjective: Made by hand and in small quantities.

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Artisanal in a Sentence

  • The shop stocks artisanal cheese from three counties.
  • Artisanal mining supplies most of the world's cobalt.
  • He bakes artisanal bread twice a week.

Common Mispronunciations of Artisanal

Not AHR-ti-zuh-nuhl

Artisan holds its beat at the front, and the adjective drags it one place back, onto TI.

Not ahr-TEE-zuh-nuhl

The stressed vowel is the short i of tin, exactly the vowel artisan carries in the same spot.

Tip: Front-stressed AHR-ti-zuh-nuhl is listed second in most dictionaries and is common in food writing.

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