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Volcano Pronunciation
Volcano is pronounced vahl-KAY-noh, IPA /vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ/.
vahl-KAY-noh
US /vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ/ · UK /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/
Syllables: vahl · KAY · noh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gas escape.
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Volcano in a Sentence
- The volcano has been quiet since 1991.
- Ash from the volcano closed airports across the region.
- They climbed the volcano before sunrise.
Common Mispronunciations of Volcano
Not VOL-kay-noh
Leave the first syllable unstressed and put the lift on KAY. Volcanic shifts it again, to vahl-KA-nik with a short a.
Not vohl-KAH-noh
The middle vowel is the long ay of cane. Spanish and Italian give it an ah, which is where the habit comes from.
Tip: Either volcanoes or volcanos is accepted for the plural, and both add a simple z sound.
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