If you aren’t sure how to pronounce ‘cuisine’, you’ve come to the right place.
As with many other English words, its pronunciation doesn’t match the spelling. ‘Cuisine’ is pronounced as kwi-zeen. The stress is on the second syllable.
Watch a video tutorial on how to pronounce ‘cuisine’ and practice:
Here’s a quick recap:
- kwi-
You start with a K sound that is followed immediately by a W sound and a short i as in ‘ship’. - zeen
To make the second syllable, you start with a Z sound and then move to a long ee as in ‘sheep’ .. and finally – an N sound.
Did you know?
The word cuisine is derived from the French word for “kitchen”, but it originally comes from the Latin word “coquere”, which means “to cook”.
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