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Mackerel Pronunciation
Mackerel is pronounced MA-ker-uhl, IPA /ˈmækɝəl/.
MA-ker-uhl
US /ˈmækɝəl/ · UK /ˈmækərəl/
Syllables: MA · ker · uhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A sea fish with dark wavy markings on its back, eaten fresh or smoked.
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Mackerel in a Sentence
- Smoked mackerel keeps for a week.
- They caught six mackerel off the pier.
- Mackerel is cheap and full of oil.
Common Mispronunciations of Mackerel
Not muh-KE-ruhl
Give MA the strength and let ker-uhl run out quietly behind it.
Not MA-krel
Three beats rather than two: the e between the k and the r is faint but it is sounded.
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