How do you pronounce "Carnauba"?

How do you say Carnauba?

  • Kar-nob-ah

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  • Kar-now-bah

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  • Kar-noob-ah

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  • Kar-no-bah

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  • Other (Huh?!?) Please specify ;)

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shaf

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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
 
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!!
 
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
 
mrdetailer said:
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.
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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
 
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."



:)
 
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