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How to Pronounce Worcestershire?
Updated Words & Meanings
Break it down
- Worce- -> "wuss" (like the start of "wooster")
- -ster- -> "ter"
- -shire -> "sher"
- Put together: WUS-ter-sher.
What not to do: don't try to sound out "wor-ches-ter-shy-er." English place-name spellings hide letters, so the pronunciation is far shorter than it looks.
Why it's spelled that way: it's an English county name (Worcestershire, England). British place names ending in -cester almost always shrink — Worcester = "wuss-ter," Leicester = "less-ter," Gloucester = "gloss-ter." The sauce is named after the county.
Regional variants
- Many Americans say "WUUS-ter-sheer" (with a clearer "sheer" ending) and that's widely accepted.
- Brits often shorten even more, close to "WUS-ter-shuh."
- Casual cooks just call it "Worcester sauce."
Bottom line: aim for WUS-ter-sher and you'll be understood anywhere.
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