French grape variety
How to pronounce Carmenère
Carmenère is pronounced kar-men-AIR, written /kaʁməˈnɛʁ/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on AIR.
kar-men-AIR
IPA /kaʁməˈnɛʁ/
What is Carmenère?
A black grape variety originally from Bordeaux now grown primarily in Chile producing wines with green pepper notes.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as kar-meh-NEH-ray.
The final e in French is silent, so the word ends on the AIR sound: kar-men-AIR.
Often heard as KAR-men-air.
French leans on the last syllable, so stress the ère: kar-men-AIR.
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