Is the e silent in minestrone?

Chef's answer
Ministrone is an English loan word from Italian. ... So minestrone is pronounced "min eh stron ee" or "min eh stron eh". However, many people in America pronounce it "ministrohn" (silent e), and this is also ok, as that's how it's pronounced in some Italian dialects..
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Ministrone is an English loan word from Italian. ... So minestrone is pronounced "min eh stron ee" or "min eh stron eh". However, many people in America pronounce it "ministrohn" (silent e), and this is also ok, as that's how it's pronounced in some Italian dialects..
So minestrone is pronounced "min eh stron ee" or "min eh stron eh". However, many people in America pronounce it "ministrohn" (silent e), and this is also ok, as that's how it's pronounced in some Italian dialects..
Ingredients
  • 4 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon , optional.
  • 1 clove of garlic.
  • 2 small onions.
  • 2 fresh bay leaves.
  • 2 carrots.
  • 2 sticks of celery.
  • 2 large handfuls of seasonal greens, such as savoy cabbage, curly kale, chard.
  • 1 vegetable stock cube.
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