How to pronounce bluegrass
Say it like BLOO-gras. Bluegrass has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BLOO).
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US American/ˈbluˌɡræs/BLOO-gras
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- BLOO
- gras
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Bluegrass pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLOOSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
- grasGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
What does bluegrass mean?
noun
- Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis).
- A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments; using a bass fiddle to carry its rhyth
Where does bluegrass come from?
From blue + grass, from the bluish appearance of the massed grass in late Spring.
Questions about saying bluegrass
How do you pronounce bluegrass?
Say BLOO-gras. The American pronunciation is /ˈbluˌɡræs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in bluegrass?
Bluegrass has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BLOO). Broken into parts: BLOO · gras.