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Cadillac Pronunciation
Cadillac is pronounced KA-duh-lak, IPA /ˈkædəˌlæk/.
KA-duh-lak
US /ˈkædəˌlæk/
Syllables: KA · duh · lak (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (brand name): An American luxury car brand owned by General Motors, often used loosely to mean the finest example of something.
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Cadillac in a Sentence
- His grandfather drove a pink Cadillac for thirty years.
- They call this machine the Cadillac of espresso makers.
- A Cadillac pulled up outside the hotel just after midnight.
Common Mispronunciations of Cadillac
Not kuh-DIL-ak
Nothing in this name pulls the beat to the middle. Open loud on KA and let the next two syllables trail off evenly.
Not KA-dee-yak
The double l is a plain English l, not the Spanish ll of tortilla. Sound both letters as one ordinary l.
Tip: Three syllables, KA-duh-lak, with the middle one reduced almost to nothing in quick speech.
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