picturesque

/ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk/

Syllables pic·ture·sque

Stress pic-ture-ESQUE

Phonics Breakdown

pic

/pɪk/

short i

ture

/tʃər/

ture sound

sque

/sk/

qu=/kw/

Meaning

visually attractive, like a picture

Sound Reference

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pic=/pɪk/(pick) + ture=/tʃər/(picture) + sque=/sk/(grotesque)

Example

The village is especially picturesque in the spring.