Is restaurateur a word?
The word restaurateur is simply French for a person who owns or runs a restaurant. The feminine form of the French noun is restauratrice. A less common variant spelling restauranteur is formed from the “more familiar” term restaurant with the French suffix -eur borrowed from restaurateur.
How do you pronounce restauranteur?
Below is the UK transcription for ‘restauranteur‘:
- Modern IPA: rɛ́sdrɔntə́ː
- Traditional IPA: ˌrestrɒnˈtɜː
- 3 syllables: “REST” + “ron” + “TUR”
What is a correct pronunciation?
Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect (“correct pronunciation“) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.
Is T silent in restaurant?
Re: pronunciation question – silent “t“
Native speakers on that tapes pronounce “t” very clearly in some words like ‘often’, ‘restaurant‘, etc.