How is the word ‘statute’ pronounced?

The ‘a’ in the first syllable is like the ‘a’ in ‘cat’, ‘bat’, and ‘rat’, and the ‘t’ that follows sounds like the ‘ch’ in ‘chat’, ‘chop’, and ‘chips’. The ‘u’ is pronounced like the ‘oo’ in ‘cool’ and ‘pool’, and the final ‘te’ is like the ‘t’ in ‘tip’, ‘tap’, and ‘tin’. The word is pronounced ‘STA-choot’ with the stress on the first syllable. This is one way of pronouncing the word. A ‘statute’ is a law which has been formally approved and written down by a law-making body. The rules that govern educational institutions are usually referred to as ‘statutes’.