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Luciano Pronunciation

Luciano is pronounced loo-chee-AH-noh, IPA /lutʃiˈɑnoʊ/.

loo-chee-AH-noh

US /lutʃiˈɑnoʊ/

Syllables: loo · chee · AH · noh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)

proper noun: An Italian man's given name, borne by the tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

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Luciano in a Sentence

  • Luciano sings the part at the Saturday performance.
  • Her grandfather Luciano came from Naples.
  • Luciano runs the restaurant on the corner.

Common Mispronunciations of Luciano

Not loo-see-AH-noh

Italian turns ci before a vowel into a ch, so the second beat is chee and never see.

Not LOO-chee-ah-noh

AH in third position takes the beat, which is how Italian names of this shape are stressed.

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