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Asparagus Pronunciation
Asparagus is pronounced uh-SPE-ruh-guhs, IPA /əˈspɛrəgəs/.
uh-SPE-ruh-guhs
US /əˈspɛrəgəs/ · UK /əˈspærəgəs/
Syllables: uh · SPE · ruh · guhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A green vegetable eaten as young spears.
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Asparagus in a Sentence
- Asparagus is only really good for a few weeks a year.
- Roast the asparagus with a little oil and salt.
- He grows asparagus at the bottom of the garden.
Common Mispronunciations of Asparagus
Not a-spuh-RA-guhs
Put the punch on SPE and let the three syllables after it run quietly downhill.
Not uh-SPA-ruh-gus
That final gus reduces to guhs. No full u survives at the end of a word this long.
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