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Volvo Pronunciation
Volvo is pronounced VOHL-voh, IPA /ˈvoʊlvoʊ/.
VOHL-voh
US /ˈvoʊlvoʊ/
Syllables: VOHL · voh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (trade name): A Swedish maker of cars and lorries, founded in Gothenburg in 1927.
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Volvo in a Sentence
- Their old Volvo has done two hundred thousand miles.
- He drives a Volvo estate.
- A Volvo lorry was blocking the lane.
Common Mispronunciations of Volvo
Not VAHL-voh
Both vowels are the oh of go in English, which is not how Swedish says the name. An ah at the front belongs to volley.
Not vohl-VOH
The opening beat is the loud one and the voh behind it steps down. Two identical vowels with different weights is what makes the name awkward.
Tip: Volvo is Latin for I roll, which is why the name has no obvious meaning in Swedish either.
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