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15 Common Foods You’ve Been Pronouncing Wrong Your Whole Life
You know food. You love food, but sometimes the way they’re pronounced trips you up. Here are fifteen of the most commonly mispronounced food terms to make you sound like a better foodie.
1. Seitan
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How you’ve been saying it: “see-tan”
How you should really say it: “SAY-tan”
2. Pho
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How you’ve been saying it: “FO”
How you should really say it: “fuh”
3. Espresso
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How you’ve been saying it: “ex-press-oh”
How you should really say it: “es-press-oh”
4. Açaí
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How you’ve been saying it: “A-ky”
How you should really say it: “a-sigh-ee”
5. Hummus
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How you’ve been saying it: “hum-iss”
How you should really say it: “hoom-is”
6. Macaron
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How you’ve been saying it: “mak-a-roon”
How you should really say it: “mak-a-RUHN”
7. Caramel
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How you’ve been saying it: “car-mel”
How you should really say it: “kar-ah-mehl”
8. Chipotle
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How you’ve been saying it: “chi-po-till”
How you should really say it: “chi-POHT-lay”
9. Turmeric
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How you’ve been saying it: “toom-ehr-ik”
How you should really say it: “TER-muh-rihk”
10. Jalapeño
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How you’ve been saying it: “ja-lah-peh-no”
How you should be saying it: “ha-luh-peyn-yo”
11. Quinoa
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How you’ve been saying it: “keen-owah”
How you should really be saying it: “keen-wah”
12. Jimaca
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How you’ve been saying it: “jim-aka”
How you should really be saying it: “HEE-kah-mah”
13. Croissant
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How you’ve been saying it: “krow-sant”
How you should really be saying it: “kwah-SOHNT”
14. Parmesan
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How you’ve been saying it: “PAR-me-zahn”
How you should really say it: “PAR-muh-zahn”
15. Sherbet
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How you’ve been saying it: “sher-bert”
How you should really be saying it: “sher-bit”
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