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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

casserole

/ˈkæsɚˌoʊl/

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Give “cas” the strongest beat.

Use three syllables, with a light r-colored middle vowel. The final long o carries secondary stress before l; keep the opening short a strongest.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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The casserole is ready to serve.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does casserole mean?

noun

  1. A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
  2. Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
  3. Any type of food that fills the high-walled dish or pan in which it was cooked.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkæsɚˌoʊl/

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The kitchen is huge, with copper pots and kettles hanging in rows on the stone wall--the littlest casserole among them about the size of a wash boiler.
Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-LegsProject Gutenberg ebook #157