Italian wine region
How to pronounce Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is pronounced mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh, written /ˌmontepulˈtʃaːno daˈbruttso/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The main stress falls on BROO.
mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh
IPA /ˌmontepulˈtʃaːno daˈbruttso/
What is Montepulciano d'Abruzzo?
A DOC in Abruzzo producing rustic red wines from Montepulciano grapes with dark fruit flavors.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as mon-teh-pool-see-AH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh.
In Italian, cia sounds like English cha, not see-ah: mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh.
Often heard as mon-teh-pool-chee-AH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh.
The i in cia only softens the c and is not spoken as its own vowel: mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh.
Often heard as mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh dah-BROO-zoh.
In Abruzzo, the double zz sounds like a long ts: mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh dah-BROO-tsoh.
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