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toad-in-the-hole

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5 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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5syllables

toadinthehole

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

to-ad-in-the-hole

Pronunciation

/təʊd ɪn ðə həʊl/

Stress

10101

Morphemes

toad, hole

The compound noun 'toad-in-the-hole' is syllabified as to-ad-in-the-hole, with stress on 'toad' and 'hole'. Syllabification follows standard English rules, dividing at word boundaries and based on vowel-consonant patterns.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A traditional British dish consisting of sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter.

    “I'd like to order the toad-in-the-hole, please.”

    “She made a delicious toad-in-the-hole for dinner.”

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'toad' and 'hole' (TOAD-in-the-HOLE).

Syllables

5
to/təʊ/
ad/d/
in/ɪn/
the/ðə/
hole/həʊl/

to — Open syllable, diphthong. ad — Closed syllable. in — Closed syllable. the — Open syllable. hole — Open syllable, diphthong

Word Parts

root

toad, hole

Germanic origin, referring to the amphibian and an opening respectively

Similar Words

ta­ble­ten­nisice­creambed­room­suite

Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)

Syllables are often divided between vowels.

Consonant-Vowel (CV)

Syllables are divided after a consonant followed by a vowel.

Word Boundaries

Compound words are divided at the boundaries between the constituent words.

  • The phrase is a fixed expression.
  • Elision of /ð/ in 'the' is common.
  • Regional variations in pronunciation might affect vowel quality.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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