HOW TO PRONOUNCE
connoisseur
/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/
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In kah-nuh-SUR, stress the final syllable.
Use three syllables, with the strongest beat on sur and a lighter middle vowel. The doubled consonant letters do not create extra syllables.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The guide was a connoisseur of local food.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does connoisseur mean?
noun
- A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/
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There is no flower in the growing of which one so quickly develops the temper and taste of the connoisseur.
There are some who live only for these pleasures, ranging from glutton to epicure, from the brutally passionate to the sexual connoisseur.
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It is said that Soami, the great painter and connoisseur of the court of Ashikaga-Yoshimasa, was one of the earliest adepts at it.
"Excuse the admiration of a connoisseur," said he as he waved his hand towards the line of portraits which covered the opposite wall.
‘Don’t say no,’ returned the little woman, looking at me with the aspect of a connoisseur; ‘a little bit more eyebrow?’