orecchiette
Pronouncedorecchiette
/ˌɔːrɛkiˈɛtə/noun
nounA type of pasta shaped like small ears, made from a disk of dough.
Irregular
This is an Italian word used in English. The pronunciation doesn't follow standard English phonics rules; 'cc' before 'h' and 'i' would typically make a 'ch' sound in Italian, but here it's pronounced as 'k'. The final 'e' is pronounced as 'uh' rather than being silent as it often is in English.
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