How to pronounce ingredient
American English pronunciation
in-GREE-dee-unt
- IPA
- /ɪnˈɡɹidi.ənt/
- Syllables
- in · GREE · dee · unt (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ingredient means
One of the things you mix together to make a food
In a sentence: Flour is the main ingredient in Mom's pancake batter.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "going into," because each one goes into the mix.
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