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# How to pronounce "poolish" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/pulɪʃ/`
- **Native Audio Recording**: [Listen to Audio Clip](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-poolish.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-poolish.wav.mp3)
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **poo·lish**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: A mixture of flour and water with a little yeast; used to make some forms of dough.
  - *Example*: "In order to ensure a lower acidity, the ideal time to add the poolish to the dough is when it has matured. At this point it will have domed slightly and will be just beginning to deflate. A long poolish produces more interesting aromas and requires […]"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "We're getting close to high 60s. With that poolish, with the starter, we had over 65% hydration. It's a good question."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdP3MmLGNy8&t=526s)

### Example 2
> "they very um nationalistic point of view if we want Germany to be more prop poolish why we are all in uh Europe and Germany as well as Poland should be Pro European and that's enough I thought that in Polish newspapers it's this topic is discussed more I thought about uh"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XYKgYia8p4&t=140s)

### Example 3
> "So if some of you don't know what a starter is, we're going to use a poolish, which is a starter that has equal parts flour and water in it."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdP3MmLGNy8&t=93s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [pre-ferment](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pre-ferment), [sponge](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sponge), [bread starter](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bread-starter)
- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [poddish](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/poddish), [poeish](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/poeish)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "poolish" correctly?
"poolish" is pronounced `/pulɪʃ/`. Syllable breakdown: **poo·lish**.

### What does "poolish" mean in context?
A mixture of flour and water with a little yeast; used to make some forms of dough.

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