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Pasteur Pronunciation
Pasteur is pronounced puh-STOOR, IPA /pəˈstur/.
puh-STOOR
US /pəˈstur/
Syllables: puh · STOOR (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: Louis Pasteur, the French chemist whose work on germs led to pasteurisation and vaccines.
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Pasteur in a Sentence
- Pasteur showed that microbes, not bad air, caused fermentation.
- The institute in Paris still carries Pasteur's name.
- Pasteur tested the rabies vaccine in 1885.
Common Mispronunciations of Pasteur
Not PAS-cher
The English word pasteurise has shifted a long way from the name. The name itself keeps the beat on the second syllable and ends in a clear oor.
Not PAS-tur
Fronting the stress produces pastor, which is an unrelated English word. Let the first syllable stay weak.
Tip: French puts the weight at the end of a name like this, and English has kept it: puh-STOOR.
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