How to pronounce quadrille
Say it like kwah-DRIL. Quadrille has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DRIL).
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US American/kwɑˈdrɪl/kwah-DRIL
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- kwah
- DRIL
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Quadrille pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- kwahKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- DRILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
What does quadrille mean?
noun
- A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
- The music for this dance.
- A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
- To dance the quadrille.
- Marked with squares.
Where does quadrille come from?
French, in sense of “group of knights”, from Spanish cuadrilla, diminutive of cuadra (“square”) (compare also cuadra (“four”)), from Latin quadra.
Words that rhyme with quadrille
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Questions about saying quadrille
How do you pronounce quadrille?
Say kwah-DRIL. The American pronunciation is /kwɑˈdrɪl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in quadrille?
Quadrille has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DRIL). Broken into parts: kwah · DRIL.