Italian grape variety
How to pronounce Verdicchio
Verdicchio is pronounced ver-DEE-kyoh, written /verˈdikkjo/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on DEE.
ver-DEE-kyoh
IPA /verˈdikkjo/
What is Verdicchio?
A white grape variety from Marche producing wines with almond and citrus notes.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as ver-DEE-choh.
In Italian, cchi is a hard k followed by a y glide, never ch: ver-DEE-kyoh.
Often heard as fer-DEE-kyoh.
The Italian v is always a voiced v as in German Wein, not an f: ver-DEE-kyoh.
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