How to Pronounce Starches

To pronounce "starches", say STARCH-es — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

8

Letters

STARCH-es

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💡 Tip for remembering “starches”

"starches" has 2 syllables: starch-es. It rhymes with parches and arches, if that helps it stick.

What does starches mean?

noun

  1. A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
  2. (nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.

verb

  1. To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.

    “She starched her blouses.”

Words that rhyme with starches

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

parchesarchesmarches

Related words

amylumamylosepotatoescarbohydratesstarchycarbohydratecarbssugars

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "starches"?▾

"Starches" has 2 syllables: starch · es.

What does "starches" mean?▾

Starches: A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

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