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Ostrich Pronunciation
Ostrich is pronounced AW-strich, IPA /ˈɔstrɪtʃ/.
AW-strich
US /ˈɔstrɪtʃ/ · UK /ˈɒstrɪtʃ/
Syllables: AW · strich (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The very large flightless African bird, the fastest runner of any bird.
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Ostrich in a Sentence
- An ostrich can outrun a horse over open ground.
- They keep ostriches on a farm outside the town.
- The ostrich egg weighed more than a kilo.
Common Mispronunciations of Ostrich
Not OH-strich
The opening vowel is the aw of law in American English and the short o of dog in British English. A long oh belongs to words like ocean instead.
Not aw-STRICH
The second syllable never takes the beat. It closes quietly on strich, giving the word its falling shape.
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