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How to pronounce marinates

Say it like MER-uh-nayts. Marinates has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MER).

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US American/ˈmɛrəˌneɪts/MER-uh-nayts
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • MER
  • uh
  • nayts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Marinates pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. MERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. naytsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

What does marinates mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marinate How to pronounce marinate

Questions about saying marinates

How do you pronounce marinates?

Say MER-uh-nayts. The American pronunciation is /ˈmɛrəˌneɪts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in marinates?

Marinates has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MER). Broken into parts: MER · uh · nayts.

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