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How to pronounce “quail”

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Pronunciation guide for quail

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of quail with real speech in context.
Available examples: 7 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Foreign Cinema Cookbookthey want the money food shot, the sexy grilled quail
Definition summary: (intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither. [from 15th c.]

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The Foreign Cinema Cookbook

they want the money food shot, the sexy grilled quail

[Verb]
(intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither. [from 15th c.]
(transitive, now rare) To daunt or frighten (someone). [from 16th c.]
(intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. [from 16th c.]
(intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way. [from 16th c.]
[Noun]
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
(obsolete) A prostitute.

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