How to pronounce "cloacas" in English
cloa·cas
Hear native speakers say cloacas in context across real video clips
to feel totally confident or to rule out alternative explanations. It also doesn’t explain why monotremes, mammals that also have cloacas, and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises. and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cloacas”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
cloa
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
cas
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "cloacas" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cloacas is" sounds like "cloacas-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "cloacas" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“It also doesn’t explain why monotremes, mammals that also have cloacas, and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises.”— SciShowWatch clip
“That means the Fitzroy river turtle can take up a ton more oxygen — young turtles can get 70% or more of the oxygen they need from their cloacas, so they can stay underwater”— SciShowWatch clip
“Or butt-breathing? Cloacas are weird.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Most birds don’t have any kind of phallus they just smoosh their cloacas together.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Cloacas are standard among many modern animals, including fish, amphibians, birds, and reptiles.”— SciShowWatch clip
“cloacas like the turtles they draw in water pass it over their gills and then pump it back out but sometimes a little baby dragonfly gets chased by a predator”— SciShowWatch clip
Practice Speaking “cloacas”
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It also doesn’t explain why monotremes, mammals that also have cloacas, and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises.
Hear it in context: “cloacas”
8 clipsThe English word “cloacas”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (cloa · cas). Grammatically, “cloacas” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 8 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cloacas” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @5:07
“to feel totally confident or to rule out alternative explanations. It also doesn’t explain why monotremes, mammals that also have cloacas, and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises. and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @9:46
“of skin full of blood vessels — which increase the area for gas exchange by 16-fold. That means the Fitzroy river turtle can take up a ton more oxygen — young turtles can get 70% or more of the oxygen they need from their cloacas, so they can stay underwater get 70% or more of the oxygen they need from their cloacas, so they can stay underwater”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #3 · @10:16
“Which is not too bad for what’s essentially genital-breathing. Or butt-breathing? Cloacas are weird. Cloacas are weird.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #4 · @9:55
“And it’s just tucked within the cloaca until it’s time to mate. Most birds don’t have any kind of phallus they just smoosh their cloacas together. they just smoosh their cloacas together.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #5 · @4:26
“releasing waste and reproductive material. Cloacas are standard among many modern animals, including fish, amphibians, birds, and reptiles. including fish, amphibians, birds, and reptiles.”
Definition & Meaning: “cloacas”
- A sewer.
- The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The Thames, polluted with the filthy effusions of the cloacae.”
- “In birds the rectum, at the termination of its canal, forms an oval or elongated pouch […] and then expands into a cavity, which has been named cloaca.”
- “It also doesn’t explain why monotremes, mammals that also have cloacas, and are similarly warm-temperatured and egg-laying, kept their penises.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “cloacas”
- Syllables:
- cloa · cas
- Hear it in context
- cloacas
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"cloacas" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "cloacas" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about cloacas
How many syllables are in “cloacas”?
“cloacas” has 2 syllables: cloa · cas.
What does “cloacas” mean?
A sewer.
How can I hear “cloacas” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “cloacas” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cloacas”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).