soft c

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Definition of soft c in English English dictionary

In many languages, a letter "c" which is not pronounced as a velar stop (/k/, like English "k") but as a sibilant (/s/, like English "s") or an affricative (/tʃ/, like English "ch")

In Italian, the "c" sound in "certo" as distinct from the "c" sound in "caffè"

In English, the "c" sound in "cent", "central" and "circuit" as distinct from the hard c in "cat" and "cabin"

Turkish pronunciation

sôft si

Pronunciation

/ˈsôft ˈsē/ /ˈsɔːft ˈsiː/