How to Pronounce “pandoro”

British (UK)

/panˈdɔːɹəʊ/

noun — A sweet bread loaf of Veronese origin, in the shape of a star, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

Where the stress falls. “pandoro” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /panˈdɔːɹəʊ/ 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. /panˈdɔːɹəʊ/ 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 "pandoro" mean?

pandoro (noun): A sweet bread loaf of Veronese origin, in the shape of a star, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

Which syllable is stressed in "pandoro"?

“pandoro” has 3 syllables, and the transcription /panˈdɔːɹəʊ/ 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.