How to pronounce locale
Say it like loh-KAL. Locale has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KAL).
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- loh
- KAL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Locale pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- lohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
- KALSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of locale
- British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat.
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: loh-KAHL.
What does locale mean?
- The place where something happens.“Being near running water and good shade, the explorers decided it was a good locale for setting up camp.”
- The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
- A partially ordered set with the following additional axiomatic properties: any finite subset of it has a meet, any arbitrary subset of it has a join, and distributivity, which states that a binary meet distributes with respect to an arbitrary join. (Note: locales are just like frames except that th
Where does locale come from?
From French local (adj), nominal use of the adjective.
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Words that rhyme with locale
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Questions about saying locale
How do you pronounce locale?
Say loh-KAL. The American pronunciation is /loʊˈkæl/. In British English it is /ləʊˈkɑːl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in locale?
Locale has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KAL). Broken into parts: loh · KAL.
Is locale pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat. The British form is /ləʊˈkɑːl/ (loh-KAHL).