HOW TO PRONOUNCE
spinach
/ˈspɪnətʃ/
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Stress “spin” and end with the “ch” of “chair.”
Use two syllables and a short i vowel at the beginning. Keep the second vowel light and finish with ch rather than turning the final spelling into a k sound.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“She added spinach to the soup.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does spinach mean?
noun
- A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
- Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.
- (slang) Thick rough.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈspɪnətʃ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Spring spinach is remarkably more drought tolerant than it would appear from its delicate structure and the succulence of its leaves.
The doctor has been pouring her full of his favorite cod-liver oil and spinach, but he can't get any cheerfulness into her.
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If you like to have the fowl macaroni white and green, you can colour half the forcemeat with a spoonful of spinach colouring.
It is true the reader will think of other sorts, as cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, etc. To the professional gardener these are all-the-year-round vegetables.
Lettuce, spinach, cabbage, watercress, celery, parsley, savoy cabbage, brussels sprouts, Scotch kale, leek and endive rank highest in organic mineral salts.