The word "most malachite" is spelled with the phonetic transcription /məʊst ˈmæləkaɪt/. The first part, "most," is pronounced with the long "o" sound as in "boat" and "most." The second part, "malachite," is pronounced with a stress on the first syllable, and has two distinct sounds: the "al" is pronounced with the short "a" sound as in "cat," followed by the "chite" which has a hard "k" sound and a long "i" sound like in "kite." Together, the word describes the largest amount or quantity of a deep green mineral named malachite.