How to Pronounce "american as apple pie"
expression
uh-MER-uh-kuhn az AP-uhl PY
uh-MER-i-kuhn AS AP-uhl PY
Definition
Used to describe something that is seen as very typical or traditional of the United States or its people.
IPA Transcription
American English
əˈmɛɹəkən/, /əˈmɛɹɪkən/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈæpəɫ/ /ˈpaɪ
British English
əˈmɛɹɪkən/ /ˈæs/ /ˈæpəl/ /pˈaɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-MER-uh-kuhn az AP-uhl PY
UK
uh-MER-i-kuhn AS AP-uhl PY
Listen in Context
Baseball is American as apple pie.
Hamburgers are American as apple pie in many people's eyes.
Cheerleaders are American as apple pie.
The Fourth of July parade felt American as apple pie.