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Celery

Food And Drink
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A crisp green vegetable associated with freshness, soup, and household preparation. It can suggest fragile texture and clean sharpness.

Detailed Definition
Celery brings a particular sound and sensation to poetry: the snap of a stalk, the cool wetness of its fibers, and the faint bitterness of its scent. It may belong in scenes of chopping boards, kitchen windows, or summer markets where ordinary vegetables become luminous through attention. Because celery is often supporting rather than central, it can symbolize unnoticed labor or modest companionship. Its pale green ribs may also serve as images of delicacy, structure, and quiet resilience.
Example
Example in poetry:
Celery’s crisp sound and pale green color can sharpen a domestic or culinary scene; A poet might write, “Celery snapped in the quiet kitchen like a small green branch”; Its stringy fibers can suggest persistence or difficulty; “She drew the strings from celery, thin threads of an ordinary day”; Celery in soup can symbolize modest nourishment and care
Additional Notes
Celery’s crispness and pale green color can suggest freshness, careful preparation, or a fragile sharpness within a domestic scene.
Also Known As
Smallage
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