English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fresco Pronunciation
Fresco is pronounced FRE-skoh, IPA /ˈfrɛskoʊ/.
FRE-skoh
US /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ · UK /ˈfrɛskəʊ/
Syllables: FRE · skoh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A painting made on wet plaster so that the colour sets into the wall.
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Fresco in a Sentence
- The ceiling fresco took four years to finish.
- Damp had ruined a fresco that survived six centuries.
- Restorers cleaned the fresco one hand-width at a time.
Common Mispronunciations of Fresco
Not FRAY-skoh
Keep the first vowel short, as in fresh. The Italian e in this word is not the ay of face.
Not fre-SKOH
Italian loanwords ending in -o usually keep the beat on the first syllable in English: tempo, motto, solo.
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