Orgeat Syrup Brands - Tiki Drinks and Food

J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Wed, May 11, 2016 8:29 AM On 2016-05-11 05:59, AceExplorer wrote: I'd add cherries to the list --- maraschino specifically. "Mar-a-shee-no" or "Mar-a-skee-no." Having spent many hours in night school Italian language classes, I can confidently say the correct pronunciation of both the fruit and the liqueur made from said cherries is pronounced "mar-a-skee-no." Note it's "Mar" rather than "Mair" which I hear a lot. The "ch" followed by "i" or "e" is always pronounced as a "k" in Italian words. When "ch" is followed by a, o, or u, it is pronounced the same as in "church." But a "cc" is pronounced like "ch" as in cappuccino. Have I confused you all yet? It took me three semesters to finally figure that out! As for Orgeat, Martin Cate once used a graphic similar to the one below in a Tiki Oasis symposium to illustrate the proper pronunciation, as he heard it from one of the French makers of it:

On 2016-05-11 05:59, AceExplorer wrote:
I'd add cherries to the list --- maraschino specifically. "Mar-a-shee-no" or "Mar-a-skee-no."

Having spent many hours in night school Italian language classes, I can confidently say the correct pronunciation of both the fruit and the liqueur made from said cherries is pronounced "mar-a-skee-no." Note it's "Mar" rather than "Mair" which I hear a lot. The "ch" followed by "i" or "e" is always pronounced as a "k" in Italian words. When "ch" is followed by a, o, or u, it is pronounced the same as in "church." But a "cc" is pronounced like "ch" as in cappuccino. Have I confused you all yet? It took me three semesters to finally figure that out!

As for Orgeat, Martin Cate once used a graphic similar to the one below in a Tiki Oasis symposium to illustrate the proper pronunciation, as he heard it from one of the French makers of it:

Post #763662 by JenTiki on Wed, May 11, 2016 8:29 AM