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# How to pronounce "desmo" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dɛsmɒ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **de·smo**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- desmodromic
  - *Example*: "a desmo valve"

### Example Sentences
- "a desmo valve"
- "Desmond Tutu has received it, Noam Chomsky has received it."
- "Desmond, I think what's one of the great stories is how you ended up owning a restaurant called Burma Superstar to begin with."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "desmo" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "And folks like Naomi Klein have received it. Desmond Tutu has received it, Noam Chomsky has received it. And I think we were literally the youngest people who ever received the Sydney Peace Prize."
- **Watch at 25:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXD2I6OHCdA&t=1536s)

### Example 2
> "Desmond, I think what's one of the great stories is how you ended up owning a restaurant called Burma Superstar to begin with."
- **Watch at 0:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq2zE4LrJM4&t=17s)

### Example 3
> "Desmond Tutu talks about this concept."
- **Watch at 28:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFt7o_ekASY&t=1723s)

### Example 4
> "Desmond Tutu said something to me and I'm writing a chapter of it in the book, I've got a book deal with a group, not easy writing a book, Desmond Tutu talked about, when you"
- **Watch at 20:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flZfJzsO9yg&t=1248s)

### Example 5
> "And can you share your view on the forgiving process and the steps involved? Desmond Tutu says without forgiveness, there is no future. So implying that if you don't let go of the past to release your bitterness, you living in the past, that is really dangerous for relationships."
- **Watch at 1:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwaIrkUsko&t=61s)

### Example 6
> "Fernanda Miranda De Cruz. Desmond Austin Marcus Mitchell. Mark Mormons. Jennifer Molyneux."
- **Watch at 103:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbZoZ27NjM&t=6207s)

### Example 7
> "people you understand. >> Telling me you understand. Why? This is what we're going to talk about. For over 30 years, former Secret Service agent Desmond O'Neill has used science-backed interrogation techniques against some of the world's biggest liars. He's trained elite teams from the FBI to the CIA. And now, in his first public conversation, he's laying out the frameworks you need to communicate effectively, how to lead, and how to get anyone to open up. When"
- **Watch at 0:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDQyLnNAXr4&t=37s)

### Example 8
> "you're on this journey with us and I appreciate you for that. So, yeah, thank you. Desmond O'Neal. For those people that have just clicked onto this conversation, what are they going to walk away from our discussion with? So, I've been a law enforcement for 30 years and I've served a lot of different roles in that."
- **Watch at 2:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDQyLnNAXr4&t=144s)

### Example 9
> "person today because of that. Yeah. Desmond, thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for doing what you do. And uh this is you you said this is your first podcast, which is exciting. >> It's my first podcast. Thank you so much. We're done."
- **Watch at 79:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDQyLnNAXr4&t=4794s)

### Example 10
> "leadership our africa correspondent andrew harding looks back at his life and we say we will be free desmond tutu was an exuberant figure an outspoken anglican priest who became one of the world's great moral voices it was during south africa's long and"
- **Watch at 0:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMs2b-_UD6E&t=32s)


## How to Pronounce "desmo"

- **Syllables**: de · smo
- **IPA**: `/dɛsmɒ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[deafo](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deafo), [deano](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deano)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “desmo”?
“desmo” is pronounced /dɛsmɒ/ (de · smo). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “desmo”?
“desmo” has 2 syllables: de · smo.

### What does “desmo” mean?
desmodromic

### How can I hear “desmo” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “desmo” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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