The word Vergaloo is spelled as /vɜːrɡəluː/. The initial /v/ represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound while the following /ɜ:/ represents the open-mid central vowel sound. The letter ‘r’ signals the tapped alveolar approximant sound while the next letter ‘g’ shows the voiced velar stop sound. The vowel sound /u/ represents the close back rounded vowel followed by the doubled ‘l’ showing the lateral approximant sound as in pool. Lastly, the stressed syllable is indicated by the line placed just after the /lu:/ indicating the long vowel sound.