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Watermelon Pronunciation
Watermelon is pronounced WAW-ter-me-luhn, IPA /ˈwɔtɝˌmɛlən/.
WAW-ter-me-luhn
US /ˈwɔtɝˌmɛlən/ · UK /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/
Syllables: WAW · ter · me · luhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A large green fruit with sweet pink flesh and black seeds.
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Watermelon in a Sentence
- We cut a watermelon into slices for the picnic.
- He grew a watermelon the size of a football.
- Watermelon juice is sold on every corner in summer.
Common Mispronunciations of Watermelon
Not waw-ter-ME-luhn
Only the opening beat is pushed. The ME in the middle gets a small lift and no more than that.
Not WAW-ter-me-LOHN
The close is a weak luhn, matching lemon and felon, and holds no round oh.
Tip: Four beats, and the second is the same slack ter that water carries on its own.
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