French wine region
How to pronounce Pauillac
Pauillac is pronounced poh-YAK, written /poˈjak/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on YAK.
poh-YAK
IPA /poˈjak/
What is Pauillac?
A commune in Bordeaux known for powerful Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines including three first growths.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as poh-ee-LAK.
In Pauillac the ill is a y sound, with no l at all: poh-YAK.
Often heard as pow-YAK.
French au is a pure oh, not the German au diphthong: poh-YAK.
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