How do you pronounce "macrame"? [closed]

I've heard a couple of pronunciations "macra may", "ma craym", "ma craym".

So, which is the correct one?

Solution 1:

It comes from the French (well, from Turkish through French), and is quite often spelt with an accent on the final e: macramé. Like most such French words ending in -é, it has two standard pronunciations:

• in the US, a pronunciation closer to the French: -meɪ, which rhymes with May, play, etc; it is stressed on the first and third syllables.
• in the UK, it is pronounced -mi, with the same i sound as silly; the stress goes on the second syllable.

Other words of French origin with similar ending include résumé, café and sauté.

Solution 2:

The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English has two pronunciations:

• BrE: /məˈkrɑ:mi/
• AmE: /ˌmækrəˈmeɪ/

As the pronunciation seems to vary from source to source, I’d recommend sticking to what is the closest to French.