How to Pronounce Prêt-à-porter

/pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te/

p ʁ ɛ t ‿ a p ɔ ʁ t e

French for "ready to wear". Factory-made fashion as opposed to haute couture.

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Prêt-à-porter pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te — correct

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How do you pronounce Prêt-à-porter?

Prêt-à-porter is pronounced /pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te/.

Where does the word Prêt-à-porter come from?

Prêt-à-porter is a French loanword — French for "ready to wear". Factory-made fashion as opposed to haute couture..

Is Prêt-à-porter pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?

Prêt-à-porter is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.

How is Prêt-à-porter different from "pret-a-porter"?

They are the same word — "Prêt-à-porter" preserves the original diacritics, "pret-a-porter" is the simplified ASCII spelling. Both are pronounced /pʁɛ.t‿a pɔʁ.te/.