bruschetta
noun · toasted bread with tomato, oil and garlic on top
- broobru
- SKETsket (stressed)
- uhə
- broobru
- SKETsket (stressed)
- uhə
- US /bruˈsket.ə/broo-SKET-uh Recorded voice
- UK /bruˈsket.ə/broo-SKET-uh Your device’s voice
How to pronounce bruschetta
Bruschetta is pronounced broo-SKET-uh, with three syllables and the stress on the second. In Italian sch before e is a k sound, so it is sk, not sh. American and British English agree.
- 3 syllables
- Stress on SKET
- US and UK IPA
- Checked in Cambridge and Oxford
IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.
Bruschetta, sound by sound
Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.
USUK American and British English/bruˈsket.ə/
broo
- /b/as in bad
- /r/as in red
- /u/as in situation
SKETstressed
- /s/as in see
- /k/as in cat
- /e/as in bed
- /t/as in tea
uh
- /ə/as in about
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Common bruschetta pronunciation mistakes
What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say broo-SKET-uh.
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broo-SHET-uhReading sch like sh. In Italian it is sk.
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broo-CHET-uhReading it as ch, which is the Italian rule for ci and ce. Here the sound is sk.
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BROO-shet-uhStressing the first syllable and saying sh. The stress is on SKET.
Bruschetta in a sentence
Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.
We shared a plate of bruschetta before dinner.
The bruschetta had fresh tomato and basil.
Would you like bruschetta or soup to start?
Is bruschetta broo-SKET-uh or broo-SHET-uh?
In Italian, the letters sch before e or i make the sound sk. So the Italian word is broo-SKET-ta, and English follows it: broo-SKET-uh. The form broo-SHET-uh is very common, but it is not what the dictionaries list.
The word comes from the Italian verb bruscare, to toast. A bruschetta is a toasted slice of bread, and the topping came later.
The same idea explains Chianti, said kee-AN-tee: in Italian, ch before i or e is also a k sound. Say the k clearly, and put the weight on the second syllable.
Words that sound like bruschetta
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