How to Pronounce “slaughter

word

/ˈsɫɔtɝ/
SLAW-dur
/slˈɔːtɐ/
SLAW-tuh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈsɫɔtɝ/

British English

/slˈɔːtɐ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

SLAW-dur

UK

SLAW-tuh

Listen in Context

After the war, stories of slaughter spread quickly.

The protesters compared factory farming to animal slaughter.

He couldn’t watch the movie because of the graphic scenes of slaughter.

The farm uses a special area to slaughter chickens.