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how do you pronounce "ancho" - foodfiend - 07-28-2009
A friend, coincidentally one who visited us this past weekend, has a bad habit of correcting me when I mispronounce words. For years I have been saying "ann-cho", but every darn time I said it (we were talking in a group) he very pointedly interrupted with "ahn-cho". I ignored him. But for future reference, what is the correct way to say this???
Really, it doesn't happen often but he was annoying me a bit with other things he was doing (throwing recyclables in the trash, eating mango rind out of my compost tub, etc) and it just got to me! Also the magazine Saveur--- "savor", right???
Must forget about this and concentrate on this coming weekend guests...
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - Old Bay - 07-28-2009
Food Lovers Companion says "AHN-choh". I like to hear Labs take on this.
That's no way for a guest to act, he has no manners, "bless his heart".
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - coco hernandez - 07-28-2009
Food Lover's companion is correct - ahn-cho(h)
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - labradors - 07-28-2009
"A" with no other vowels, in Spanish, is always "ah."
Ancho is the Spanish word for "wide" (as opposed to delgado for "narrow"), and refers to the fact that the Poblano peppers that are dried are wider than most other peppers (e.g. Guajillos).
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - Old Bay - 07-28-2009
I don't remember the issue, but in one they pronounced it, as I remember and use today--"SahVOOr"
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - esgunn - 07-28-2009
Vicci, I have always pronounced it Ann - cho. Right or wrong. How about Pee Cans vs Pe Cahns. What a thing to do to you. Right or wrong - it is just rude.
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - labradors - 07-28-2009
Shall be meeting with some French-speaking people tomorrow afternoon, and shall ask them about Saveur.
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - chef_Tab - 07-28-2009
I did take French in high school, don't remember a whole lot, but my first thought was as Bill said, sah Voor.
I also agree with Erin, that was just rude! It's one thing if he pulled you aside to tell you, but to be so insistent and repetitive is annoying. I would forget to invite that friend ever again. Sounds like a snobbish bore. With people like that, I tend to continue to say things wrong just to irritate them.
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - foodfiend - 07-28-2009
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I don't remember the issue, but in one they pronounced it, as I remember and use today--"SahVOOr"
I pronounce it "say-voor", I guess it's close enough! Waiting to hear what Labs finds out.
Erin, if this guy didn't bring so much to our gatherings (in many varied forms) we would be hard-pressed to keep him around.
As DH says "We just need to let G. be G.!" The repeatedly correcting my ann-cho was a little annoying, though! 
Re: how do you pronounce "ancho" - cjs - 07-29-2009
Crass, absolutely crass - pronounced with a long 'a'