How to Pronounce “bruschetta”

American (US)

/bruːˈsketə/

British (UK)

/bruːˈsketə/

noun — Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with olive oil and, often, tomatoes.

Example: The bruschetta came out still warm from the grill.

A loanword from Italian. In Italian, sch is always /sk/ and never /ʃ/. The word is “broo-SKET-tah”; the common “broo-SHET-tah” applies a German or English reading to an Italian spelling.

Where the stress falls. “bruschetta” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /bruːˈsketə/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /bruːˈsketə/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "bruschetta" mean?

bruschetta (noun): Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with olive oil and, often, tomatoes. For example — The bruschetta came out still warm from the grill.

How do you pronounce "bruschetta" in American vs British English?

Both accents use the same sequence of phonemes for "bruschetta", /bruːˈsketə/, so the difference you hear is in how the vowels are coloured rather than in which sounds are used. Play both on this page to compare.

What is the IPA transcription of "bruschetta"?

/bruːˈsketə/ in American English, /bruːˈsketə/ in British English.

Which syllable is stressed in "bruschetta"?

“bruschetta” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /bruːˈsketə/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

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