How do you pronounce "Carnauba"?

[shaf]

So, how do you pronounce the mother of all automotive pigment salves and lotions? :)



I say "kar-nob-ah".



BTW, the first 3 options are "dictionary approved". :D

[JasonC8301]

Kar-na-bah

[imported_seres]

LOL! I was going to post this poll, too!!!



I say "Car - noo- ba", but my American Heritage Dictionary has it pronounced as "Car - nah - ba" ("aw" for us southerners! ;) ).



Oh well!! Don`t know if I can change my pronounciation now, but I`ll try!!

[SergC]

kar-now-ba

[HellrotCi]

I loaded my American Heritage Talking Dictionary cd to see how they pronounced it after seeing Volvo4Me`s reply. I guess you learn something new every day. I always pronounced it as "Car new ba", and I still will.:D

[imported_capid1]

Wwwwwax

[mrdetailer]

It is definitely pronounced Car-NOW-bah. But up here I definitely have heard it pronounced car-new-bah.

[tslugmo]

Originally posted by mrdetailer

Now if you were in Brasil... It is definitely pronounced Car-NOW-bah. But up here I definitely have heard it pronounced car-new-bah.



What he said.



When I read this title I thought to myself, "What, this is an issue? There are 7 posts, and I bet all 7 are going to be people suggesting Hooked on Phonics for the creator." I`ve always pronounced, and heard it pronounced CAR-NEW-BAH, but I guess I`m learning that there are other people who think (mistakenly) that it`s pronounced another way, just because their dictionaries (mistakenly) say it`s pronounced another way. ;)



My gf pointed out that I like learning new things. I think she`s right.



Time for bed,

tslugmo

[MikeLS]

Hmmmm, I wonder how my post got deleted when I posted well ahead of most of the others here?



Anyhow,

I think it`s car-naw-ba or car-nau-ba. I say it like it`s spelled. I think it`s more of a geographic thing really. Like I had previously stated, I wouldn`t pronounce "auburn" , "ewwburn."



:)

[NogaroS4Buffer]

I say car noo ba but i read car na ooba, if that makes any sense.

[vroddad]

I ways always using the "noooooooooba" but I guess it`s "now-ba"



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