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How to pronounce frangipani

Say it like fran-jih-PAH-nee. Frangipani has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (PAH).

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US American/ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑni/fran-jih-PAH-nee
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  • fran
  • jih
  • PAH
  • nee
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Frangipani pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. franGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. jihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  3. PAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  4. neeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does frangipani mean?

noun
  1. Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colors from creamy to red.
  2. A flower of these plants.
  3. A perfume obtained from this plant or imitating the odor of its flowers.

Where does frangipani come from?

From French frangipane, from Italian frangipane.

Words that rhyme with frangipani

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Questions about saying frangipani

How do you pronounce frangipani?

Say fran-jih-PAH-nee. The American pronunciation is /ˌfrændʒɪˈpɑni/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in frangipani?

Frangipani has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (PAH). Broken into parts: fran · jih · PAH · nee.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).