HOW TO PRONOUNCE
Worcestershire
/ˈwʊstɚʃɚ/
American English · WUSS-ter-sher
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WUSS-ter-sher: three syllables, with the strongest beat first.
For the county name, start with the vowel in foot and a clear s: WUSS. Continue with two lighter syllables, ter-sher; do not add a separate syllable for the letters ces. The American form keeps the r sounds. The British form has a lighter ending, roughly WUSS-tuh-shuh.
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“The bottle of Worcestershire sauce was on the table.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Cambridge Dictionary · the county name Worcestershire ↗
What does Worcestershire mean?
proper noun
- A midland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and West Midlands.
noun
- Ellipsis of Worcestershire sauce.
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American English · WUSS-ter-sher
/ˈwʊstɚʃɚ/
British English · WUSS-tuh-shuh
/ˈwʊs.tə.ʃə(r)/
Cambridge Dictionary · the county name Worcestershire ↗
Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈwʊstɚʃɪɹ//ˈwʊstɚʃaɪɚ//ˈwɪstɚʃɪɹ//ˈwɪstɚʃaɪɚ/
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