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WillowbrookWord 314 of 545 · Food and drink
How to pronounce nectarine
/ˈnektəriːn/ British English
NEK·tə·reen
3 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the first one.
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✗ Many people say
nec·TA·rine
✓ Say
NEK·tə·reen
My tip
Stress the start, and ine is een.
In a sentence
This nectarine is really juicy.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: NEK-tə-reen.
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Questions
How do you pronounce nectarine?
In British English, nectarine is pronounced /ˈnektəriːn/. Say it like this: NEK-tə-reen. Stress the start, and ine is een.
How many syllables are in nectarine?
When you say it, nectarine has 3 syllables: NEK-tə-reen. The strong beat is the first one, NEK.
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