How to pronounce CIRCA in English

English pronunciation of circa

circa

How to pronounce circa
UK
/ˈsɜː.kə/
US
/ˈsɝː.kə/
Sound-by-sound pronunciation
UK
/ˈsɜː.kə/
circa
  • /s/
    as in
    say
  • /ɜː/
    as in
    bird
  • /k/
    as in
    cat
  • /ə/
    as in
    above
US
/ˈsɝː.kə/
circa
  • /s/
    as in
    say
  • /ɝː/
    as in
    bird
  • /k/
    as in
    cat
  • /ə/
    as in
    above

(English pronunciations of circa from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources © Cambridge University Press)

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/ˌeɡ.ənˈspuːn ˌreɪs/
US
/ˌeɡ.ənˈspuːn ˌreɪs/

a race in which people run with an egg balanced on a spoon

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