English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cuisine Pronunciation
Cuisine is pronounced kwi-ZEEN, IPA /kwɪˈzin/.
kwi-ZEEN
US /kwɪˈzin/ · UK /kwɪˈziːn/
Syllables: kwi · ZEEN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A style of cooking, usually belonging to a country or a region.
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Cuisine in a Sentence
- The restaurant serves northern Italian cuisine.
- Street food is the heart of the cuisine there.
- He trained in classical French cuisine.
Common Mispronunciations of Cuisine
Not KYOO-zeen
The cui opening is a kw, the same as in quick, because the word came straight from French. No y glide appears.
Not kwi-SEEN
The s sits between two vowels and buzzes as a z, which is why this rhymes with magazine rather than with obscene.
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