How to Pronounce “velouté”

American (US)

/vəluˈteɪ/

noun — A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux.

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

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /vəluˈteɪ/ 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 "velouté" mean?

velouté (noun): A mother sauce in French cuisine, consisting of a light stock thickened with a blond roux.

What is the IPA transcription of "velouté"?

/vəluˈteɪ/ in American English.

Which syllable is stressed in "velouté"?

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