French wine region
How to pronounce Meursault
Meursault is pronounced mur-SOH, written /mœrˈso/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on SOH.
mur-SOH
IPA /mœrˈso/
What is Meursault?
A village in Burgundy known for rich and buttery Chardonnay wines with nut flavors.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as mur-SAWLT.
In sault the au sounds like oh and the l and t are silent: mur-SOH.
Often heard as mur-SOW.
French au is a pure oh sound, not the German au diphthong: mur-SOH.
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