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Salad Pronunciation
Salad is pronounced SA-luhd, IPA /ˈsæləd/.
SA-luhd
US /ˈsæləd/ · UK /ˈsæləd/
Syllables: SA · luhd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A cold dish of raw vegetables, often with a dressing.
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Salad in a Sentence
- There is a bean salad in the fridge.
- He ordered soup and a side salad.
- Wash the salad before you dress it.
Common Mispronunciations of Salad
Not suh-LAD
Salad is loud at the front, and the second beat flattens right down to luhd.
Not SA-lahd
The two a letters do different jobs here: the first is the flat a of cat and the second has no colour at all.
Tip: Salad and ballad rhyme, and both of them open loudly.
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