Italian grape variety
How to pronounce Montepulciano
Montepulciano is pronounced mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh, written /ˌmontepulˈtʃaːno/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on CHAH.
mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh
IPA /ˌmontepulˈtʃaːno/
What is Montepulciano?
A black grape variety from Abruzzo (not to be confused with Vino Nobile di Montepulciano) producing rustic wines.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as mon-teh-pool-see-AH-noh.
In Italian, ci before a vowel is a single ch sound: mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh.
Often heard as mon-teh-pool-TSYAH-noh.
The Italian c before i is ch as in English church, not the German z sound: mon-teh-pool-CHAH-noh.
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